Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31168
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC599
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
1246M0013CR0106
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Te Flap
Component
Swrngn
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RIGHT HYDRAULIC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SOON AFTER. BOTH WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF, THEN BACK ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. ON DESCENT DID NOT DO A EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND RIGHT FLAP ACTUATOR UP PRESSURE FLEX LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND CAPPED THE UP PRESSURE LINE AND THE DOWN PRESSURE LINE AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT FROM OTH TO PDX. IN PDX REPLACED THE FLEX LINE FOR THE RIGHT FLAP ACTUATOR UP LINE, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.