Service difficulty report · Diaphragm · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2000
Submitted
October 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
103
Part
Diaphragm
Part number
4964D214
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd Reservoir
Component
Regulator · Asc
Component part number
270213
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR PRESSURE REGULATOR DIAPHRAGM BREAKS ALLOWING RUBBER PIECES TO BLOCK OPEN, THE CHECK VALVE TO THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. THIS, IN TURN, ALLOWS HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM, WHICH CONTAMINATES IT, AND THEN THE ENSUING SMOKE GETS INTO THE CABIN. SUBMITTER STATED THE REGULATOR DIAPHRAGM NEEDS TO BE MADE OF A STURDIER MATERIAL, MORE HEAT RESISTANT. (X)