Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 26, 2001
Submitted
May 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3056
Aircraft time
14,519 hours, 12,868 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Accumulator
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Hyd System
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

THE FLIGHT LEVELED OFF AT 27,000 FEET AND THE CREW RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR LOW CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW REFERENCED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND WERE DIRECTED TO RETURN TO CHS. AS FLIGHT 4069 DESCENDED THROUGH 8000 FEET THE CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED AND FLIGHT 4069 LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SERVICED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 12-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.