SDR 2019F00171

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
April 3, 2019
Submitted
April 18, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N316SS
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
008
Aircraft time
13,526 hours, 6,560 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
C242450063
Part serial
U394
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Part time
950 hours, 536 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DIVERTED DUE TO THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID DEPLETING IN FLIGHT. FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR UP LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING FLUID, AND A HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE AFT MAINTENANCE COMPARTMENT HAD A CRACK. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A REPAIRED UP LOCK ASSEMBLY AND A NEW TUBE ASSEMBLY TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT AT THE TIME.