Service difficulty report · Warning System · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 25, 2016
Submitted
January 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613NA
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
197
Aircraft time
12,790 hours, 22,304 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR INDICATED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE & CAWS INDICATED HYD FAILURE. THE PILOT ACTUATED THE LG HYD HAND PUMP UNTIL ALL LG INDICATORS WERE GREEN. ONCE ON THE GND, PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LG EXTENSION & RETRACTION SYS. FOUR GEAR SWINGS WERE CONDUCTED WITH NO FAILURES OR DEFECTS NOTED. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND BUT AS A PRECAUTION, WE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT HYD CONTROL RELAY TO BE REPLACED UPON ARRIVAL OF THE PART.