Service difficulty report · Indicator · Hwksly HS125600A

Difficulty date
June 29, 2000
Submitted
July 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422TK
Make and model
Hwksly HS125600A
Aircraft serial
256060
Part
Indicator
Part number
AIR454285
Part serial
2K1397
Condition
Separated
Location
Aft Hyd Cabinet
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

IN NORMAL CRUISE CONFIG, LT (NR 1 LOW HYD POSITION) CAUTION ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY (NR 2 LOW HYD POSITION); 30 SECONDS LATER, CORRESPONDINGLY, BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 HYD PRESS INDICATIORS WENT TO ZERO. FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE DEPLOYED USING EMERGENCY SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT LANDED WTIHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE LT HYD FLOW INDICATOR VALVE, PN AIR45428-5, SN 2K1397, HAD AN AFT FLANGE HOUSING SEPARATED FROM VALVE HOUSING. SEPARATION CAUSED BY 4 BROKEN BOLTS WHICH SECURE FLANGE TO VALVE BODY. SYSTEMS VOID OF FLUID. (X)