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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Learjet 60 · Palm Beach, FL · June 7, 2009

Date: June 7, 2009 · 22:00 local
Place: Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CVGA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N95AG
Reported as: Learjet 60
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N95AGRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2012 · Learjet 60S/N 079 · Built 1996 Airframe modelLearjet 60 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW300 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While enroute to fxe the flight crew heard a loud noise coming from the left side of the aircraft which lasted for ten minutes resulting in the low hydraulic pressure light to become illuminated. The PIC diverted to pbi and landed the aircraft. An inspection revealed that the left hydraulic pump had failed which also resulted in fluid contamination throughout the entire hydraulic system. Maintenance was performed on the aircraft by the replacement of hydraulic components and the flushing of the hydraulic system. A test flight was performed satifactory.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE TO FXE THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH LASTED FOR TEN MINUTES RESULTING IN THE LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT TO BECOME ILLUMINATED. THE PIC DIVERTED TO PBI AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD FAILED WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN FLUID CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT BY THE REPLACEMENT OF HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS AND THE FLUSHING OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED SATIFACTORY.