What was found
NOSE WHEEL STEERING SWIVEL, (AT NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSY) RUPTURED, DEPLETING THE LEFT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. NOTE: THIS RESERVOIR PROVIDES HYDRAULIC POWER TO THE FLAPS, LEFT THRUST REVERSER AND THE BRAKES.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2001
- Submitted
- June 28, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1540
- Make and model
- Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
- Aircraft serial
- 580
- Aircraft time
- 520 hours, 273 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3250 · Landing Gear Steering System
- Part
- Swivel
- Part number
- 74381
- Part serial
- 092
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 520 hours, 273 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.