What happened
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(-23) T/o from sln, pilot felt shudder just as nose rotated, 10-15 minutes into flight right hyd low flow light came on, 10-15 minuted later left hyd low flow light came on. Main hyd press dropped to 2300 PSI. Emergency procedures for MLG extension conducted on approach to las. Aux hyd system low quantity indicator came on indicating fluid transfer but MLG would not extend. Gearup landing made, a/c sustained substantial damage to wing lower skin and spars. Fire damage to aft fuselage and empennage found left inboard MLG tire blown with a 33 inch long peeled section of tread still attached and the left MLG actuator leaking hyd fluid from 020 gap between actuator body and shuttle valve/manifold. Black marks on actuator and bulkhead.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) T/O FROM SLN, PILOT FELT SHUDDER JUST AS NOSE ROTATED, 10-15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT RIGHT HYD LOW FLOW LIGHT CAME ON, 10-15 MINUTED LATER LEFT HYD LOW FLOW LIGHT CAME ON. MAIN HYD PRESS DROPPED TO 2300 PSI. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR MLG EXTENSION CONDUCTED ON APPROACH TO LAS. AUX HYD SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY INDICATOR CAME ON INDICATING FLUID TRANSFER BUT MLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. GEARUP LANDING MADE, A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WING LOWER SKIN AND SPARS. FIRE DAMAGE TO AFT FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE FOUND LEFT INBOARD MLG TIRE BLOWN WITH A 33 INCH LONG PEELED SECTION OF TREAD STILL ATTACHED AND THE LEFT MLG ACTUATOR LEAKING HYD FLUID FROM 020 GAP BETWEEN ACTUATOR BODY AND SHUTTLE VALVE/MANIFOLD. BLACK MARKS ON ACTUATOR AND BULKHEAD.
NTSB investigation
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