What was found
A FITTING IN THE LT FLOAT HYDRAULIC DISTRIBUTION BLOCK DEVELOPED A HOLE CAUSED BY CORROSION AND FAILED. THIS IN-TURN CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO ESCAPE AND ULTIMATELY A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2015
- Submitted
- August 18, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N60TF
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC2MK1
- Aircraft serial
- 1205
- Aircraft time
- 13,259 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R985*
- Engine time
- 11,631 hours
- Propeller
- Hamstd 22D30
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- AN8164
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Hyd Distribution
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.