Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Hose · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B297
Part
Hydraulic Hose
Part number
9302631001
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION ON FINAL APPROACH THE HYDRAULIC CENTRAL WARNING PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE HYDRAULIC QUANITY INDICATED ZERO WITH THE PRESSURE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE RED RADIAL LINE. CREW PREFORMED A 15 DEGREE LANDING AND LOST NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND BRAKING POWER ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST JUST OFF OF THE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLEXIBLE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HOSE FROM THE PUMP TO THE FILTER RUPTURED. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND, REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC HOSE AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS IAW SAAB AMM 29-10-15.

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