Service difficulty report · Transducer · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
December 4, 2017
Submitted
December 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450TM
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK508
Aircraft time
5,154 hours, 4,266 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
45AS655735
Part serial
NA
Condition
Defective
Location
Hyd Pressure
Part time
5,154 hours, 4,266 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON INITIAL DECENT INTO PSN CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS HIGH AT 1750-1800 PSI, NORMAL RANGE 1500 PSI. COMPLETED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND REQUESTED DIVERSION TO DFW FOR A LONGER RUNWAY. CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE HYDRAULICS UNTIL COMPLETION OF FLIGHT. MX TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM TO A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND ATTACHING CANNON PLUG.