Service difficulty report · Monitor · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
August 9, 2012
Submitted
August 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1092
Aircraft time
8,161 hours, 6,208 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Monitor
Part number
3022046000
Part serial
G0430483
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Hyd System
Part time
7,715 hours, 5,935 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT ON GEAR RETRACTION, YD PRESSURE READ 3500 PSI. WHEN ALL GEAR WERE RETRACTED, PRESSURE WENT TO LOW DUTY, BUT READ 1400 PSI. ON TURNING HYD PUMP TO OFF, THE PRESSURE READS 400 PSI. CREW DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY. R & R HYD PRESSURE MONITORING UNIT IAW AMM 29-10-00, OPS CHECKED HYDRO SYS AND LANDING GEAR SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW CH(S): 29-00-00 & 32-00-00. ACFT APPROVED FOR SERVICE.