Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
July 26, 2014
Submitted
July 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827BE
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
3746
Aircraft time
30,412 hours, 46,644 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Underserviced
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBED OUT, AFTER PERFORMING CLIMBING CHECKLIST, THE HYDRAULIC CONTENTS GAUGE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RED ARC. THERE WERE NO CWP OR OTHER INDICATIONS. PILOT RAN THROUGH LOSS OF HYDRAULIC CONTENTS CHECKLIST. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CHECKLIST WAS TO CLOSE THE INLET VALVES. BOTH HYDRAULIC LIGHTS CAME ON SO INLET VALVES WERE REOPENED. BOTH HYDRAULIC LIGHTS THEN WENT BACK OUT. PILOT THEN PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE, REQUESTED TO DIVERT BACK TO DEPARTURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS SERVICED AND TESTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED.