Service difficulty report · Unknown · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
July 27, 2023
Submitted
July 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N895CR
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
831
Aircraft time
6,928 hours, 4,501 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
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

EN ROUTE TO HOME STATION, THE HYDRAULIC CAWS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. QRH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS PUMPED DOWN MANUALLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NITROGEN PRECHARGE TO BE LOW, CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC PUMP TO CYCLE ON AND OFF EXCESSIVELY, WHICH LED TO THE HYDRAULIC CAWS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING.