Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
August 22, 2018
Submitted
September 17, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N65KZ
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500103
Aircraft time
937 hours, 829 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Pump
Part time
937 hours, 829 cycles
Component
Pump · Eaton
Component part number
3032249002
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

8/22/2018, DURING CRUISE, WHINING NOISE FROM LT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A CAS MESSAGE HYDRAULIC FAULT. SYSTEM INDICATED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FLUCTUATION FOLLOWED BY ZERO PRESSURE INDICATION. AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS, ABLE TO GET LANDING GEAR DOWN AND THREE GREEN INDICATION. DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NORMAL BRAKING INTO KMLI. FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID ON GROUND UNDER LT ENGINE ABOUT 2 FEET IN DIAMETER. LOOKED AT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT TO BE EMPTY. FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING FROM LT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP. REMOVED LT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FOUND PUMP SHAFT SEAL FAILURE. REMOVED RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP PER REQUEST FROM TECH SUPPORT AND FOUND HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT SEAL FAILURE AS WELL. REPLACED BOTH ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS AS REQUIRED. ATTEMPTED TO DELIVER AIRCRAFT AND PILOT REPORTED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND HYDRAULIC SWITCHES ON RESERVOIR FAILED, UPPER SWITCH P/N 3032408-325, LOWER SWITCH P/N 3032408-326. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF HYDRAULIC SWITCHES AIRCRAFT RELEASED AND FLEW HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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