Service difficulty report · Hose · Amtr TURBINLEGEND

Difficulty date
April 19, 2010
Submitted
April 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N201K
Make and model
Amtr TURBINLEGEND
Aircraft serial
2L101
Aircraft time
218 hours
Part
Hose
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON APPROACH THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND DID NOT DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT ON NOSE GEAR, GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE SAFE. EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND STILL NO SAFE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. POST LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE EXITING PUMP FAILED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON (HOSE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED BY PART NUMBER AND CURE DATE NOT ON THAT SECTION OF HOES) AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DEPLETED OF FLUID