Service difficulty report · Line · Gulstm 500B

Difficulty date
April 27, 2017
Submitted
November 16, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 500B
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

AFTER PARKING AND SHUTTING THE ENGINES DOWN, NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LT NACELLE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS NORMAL AFTER THE MLG WAS LOWERED. SUGGESTING THE LEAK OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN LOWERING THE MLG AND PARKING THE ACFT. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SHUTOFF VALVES CLOSED AND HYDRAULIC SYS INVESTIGATED. HYDRAULIC FLUID SEEN COMING FROM HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE, LINE WAS REMOVED AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, LINE FOUND DEFECTIVE. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE, AND SECURED TO HYDRAULIC PUMP FITTED TO ENGINE. HYDRAULIC SYS WAS TOPPED UP AND ENGINE GROUND RAN.