What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 24, 2001, N68QB, a Lear 35A lost hydraulic pressure after landing on runway 35R at apa. Braking power was lost as a result and it was necessary to deploy the drag chute. Both right main landing gear tires ruptured. No other damage resulted to the aircraft and there were no personnel injuries. Maintenance found that the nose landing gear retract hose had been leaking, causing complete loss of system hydraulic fluid and subsequent system failure. The hose was replaced. Additionally the hydraulic pump was replaced due to operation with no fluid. Company maintenance personnel filed a malfunction and defect report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 24, 2001, N68QB, A LEAR 35A LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 35R AT APA. BRAKING POWER WAS LOST AS A RESULT AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO DEPLOY THE DRAG CHUTE. BOTH RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES RUPTURED. NO OTHER DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO PERSONNEL INJURIES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT HOSE HAD BEEN LEAKING, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM FAILURE. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO OPERATION WITH NO FLUID. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FILED A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT.
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