SDR 2009F00085

Service difficulty report · Line · Agusta A109A

Difficulty date
September 16, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21RX
Make and model
Agusta A109A
Aircraft serial
7131
Aircraft time
8,882 hours
Part
Line
Part number
00001D11C181
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
467 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING PART 91 FLIGHT, IN CRUISE, ACFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF NR1 HYD SYS OIL PRESSURE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED MFG EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED TO LAND AT THE REACH 3 BASE. MECHANIC FOUND NR1 HYD PUMP PRESSURE AND TANK RETURN/BYPASS STEEL BRAIDED FLEXIBLE FLUID CARRYING LINES HAD ABRADED EACH OTHER, CAUSING A HYD FLUID LEAK. BOTH SUSPECT HOSE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED, AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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