Service difficulty report · Pump · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
April 23, 2020
Submitted
May 12, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N598WC
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
210
Aircraft time
5,122 hours, 2,622 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Pump
Part number
3031749001
Part serial
MX666619
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
5,000 hours, 2,500 cycles
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

“UPON LEVELING AT FL430, APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF CREW OBSERVED THE #1 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATION IN THE RED. PRESSURES WERE NORMAL AT THAT TIME. 5 MINUTES LATER THE RIGHT #1 PUMP FAILED, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT #1 PUMP FAILING. THE LEFT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY FELL TO ZERO. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. THE FLIGHT AIR RETURNED TO KIAH, THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLARED AND ALTERNATE GEAR, AND SLAT DEPLOYMENT FOLLOWED. NOSE GEAR STEERING WAS UNAVAILABLE, AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO BASE AT ATLANTIC AVIATION.” HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 1 WAS CONFIRMED EMPTY AND THE #1 ENGINE PUMP WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FLUID LOSS, LEAKAGE WAS NOTED AT PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT SHAFT WITH O-RING PROTRUDING.