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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Israel 1125 · Lincoln, NE · August 29, 2008

Date: August 29, 2008 · 16:25 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Airport: Lincoln
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N111EL
Reported as: Israel 1125
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) N111EL, Israel aircraft industries 1125 iw westwind astra, enroute from van nuys, CA to easton, MD, diverted to Lincoln, NE. The pilot notified ATC that he was diverting due to hydraulic fluid loss. Maintenance found the aux hyd system return line that connects the hydraulic filter to the aux tank had been chaffed. The chaffed spot on the aluminum line had a small hole causing a slow leak.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N111EL, ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 IW WESTWIND ASTRA, ENROUTE FROM VAN NUYS, CA TO EASTON, MD, DIVERTED TO LINCOLN, NE. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE WAS DIVERTING DUE TO HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AUX HYD SYSTEM RETURN LINE THAT CONNECTS THE HYDRAULIC FILTER TO THE AUX TANK HAD BEEN CHAFFED. THE CHAFFED SPOT ON THE ALUMINUM LINE HAD A SMALL HOLE CAUSING A SLOW LEAK.