Service difficulty report · Motor · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
August 14, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1102
Aircraft time
7,743 hours, 5,827 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Motor
Part number
2913
Part serial
218
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
85 hours, 62 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, B, A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, HAD A 'HYD PRESS' ANNUNCIATOR. HYD PRESSURE WAS 3000 PSI. PRESSURE THEN WENT TO ZERO. RAN THE CHECKLIST (QRH. THE HYD PRESSURE CAME UP AND WENT BACK TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. FUEL ENROUTE WAS MINIMAL AND AS A PRECAUTION ELECTED TO DIVERT. AFTER DIVERTING, HYD PRESSURE WENT TO 3,000 PSI AND REMAINED. SELECTED HYD PUMP TO 'OFF' AND PRESSURE STAYED AT 3,000 PSI. PULLED HYD CONT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PRESSURE REMAINED AT 3,000 PSI. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. IN DESCENT, HYD PRESSURE WENT BACK TO ZERO. DURING APPROACHED, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SELECTED THE HYD PUMP TO NORMAL. SHOWED ZERO PRESSURE. GEAR DOWN MANUALLY AND SHOWED 3 GREEN LIGHTS. LANDING WAS NORMAL EXCEPT NO BRAKES OR STEERING. TROUBLESHOT HYD SYS, FOUND ELECTRIC MOTOR FAILED. R & R WITH NEW UNIT. REMOVED HYD PACK FILTER ELEMENT AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. REINSTALLED FILTER AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, OPS CHECK, EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND LEAK CHECK ALL FOUND TO BE NORMAL. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 29-10-00 & 32-00-00, PG 511 & 512. NO FAULTS FOUND.