Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
January 18, 2012
Submitted
January 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844KH
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
108
Aircraft time
37,594 hours, 39,928 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Part number
408002050
Part serial
00725
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
588 hours, 363 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER COMPLETION OF ENGINE TREND MONITORING, HYD CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CENTRAL WARNING PANEL. BOTH MAIN AND EMERGENCY ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE LOW. AUTO FUNCTION DID NOT WORK. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. R & R EMERGENCY ACCUMULATOR IAW AMM 29-10-20-04 AND ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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