Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Israel 1125

Difficulty date
October 23, 2000
Submitted
November 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345GC
Make and model
Israel 1125
Aircraft serial
023
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
V25W712025501
Part serial
0315MD
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic System
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

DURING FLIGHT, HYD LOW LEVEL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY BOTH HYD PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATORS. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED USING EMERG SYS AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE. HYD RESERVOIR AREA WAS SOAKED WITH FLUID. AFTER RESERVOIR WAS RE-SERVICED, ACFT WAS GROUND RUN AND A LEAK CHECK PERFORMED. A STEADY STREAM OF HYD FLUID WAS NOTED SPRAYING FROM PRESSURE SWITCH MOUNTED JUST AFT OF RESERVOIR. SWITCH LEAKING WHERE WIRING CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO SWITCH BODY. INSP FOUND CONNECTOR GASKET PUSHED OUT FROM UNDER CONNECTOR. SUBMITTER SURMISED PRESS SWITCH RUPTURED INTERNALLY ALLOWING SWITCH TO FILL WITH FLUID AND LEAK OUT UNDER CONNECTOR. (X)