Service difficulty report · Regulator · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
March 22, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N500
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
306
Aircraft time
105 hours, 79 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
270213
Part serial
0838
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
105 hours, 79 cycles
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-FLIGHT FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS, AND LOSS OF MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO HOME BASE, DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING, UNEVENTFUL. FOUND PRESSURE HOSE ON R ENGINE HAD FAILED, DUE TO OVER-PRESSURE. FOUND RESERVOIR AIR-PRESSURE REGULATOR (PN 2702-12) HAD FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF HEAD PRESSURE IN RESERVOIR, AND SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE SPIKES IN ENGINE PUMPS, WHICH BURST FLEX LINE ON R ENGINE HYD PUMP, AND DAMAGED FLEX LINE ON L HYD PUMP AS WELL. REPLACED L AND R ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS, ALL FLEX PRESSURE LINES IN ENGINE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT, HYDRAULIC FILTERS, RESERVOIR PRESSURE REGULATOR, CHECK VALVE, AND FILTER. BLED AIR FROM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TESTS AND GROUND RUN,