SDR 2022F00004

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line

Difficulty date
January 2, 2022
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N733FL
Aircraft serial
7500022
Aircraft time
12,509 hours, 7,557 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
67177264
Condition
Frayed
Location
Zone 100
Component
Hyd Line And Br
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

N733FL INFLIGHT: PILOT MESSAGE: WE HAD AN AMBER CAS MESSAGE OF HYDRAULIC A LOW VOLUME. WE PULLED UP THE EICAS PAGE FOR HYDRAULICS AND CONFIRMED THE DROPPING QUANTITY OF A-SIDE FLUID AND RAN THE ASSOCIATED CHECKLIST, WHICH CALLED TO UNLOAD THE A SYSTEM PUMP AND PULLING THE HYDRAULIC PTU CB. BY THE TIME WE COMPLETED THAT CHECKLIST, WE NOTED THE REMAINING QUANTITY WAS AT 10%. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THE REQUIRED DIVERSION TO RSW AND SET UP FOR THE APPROACH/LANDING. WE HAD NOTED THE A FLUID QUANTITY WAS REPORTING 25% WHILE UNLOADED. I DECIDED TO FIRST ATTEMPT A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WITH THE REMAINING HYDRAULIC FLUID BEFORE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION USING THE NITROGEN BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. WE RELOADED THE A SYSTEM AND SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, UNLOADING THE A SYSTEM AGAIN AFTERWARD. WE MADE AN APPROACH AND SUCCESSFUL LANDING, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO FULLY STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. MX FINDINGS: DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND A STANDOFF BRACKET FOR A CLAMP IN THE LEFT-WING ROOT THAT HOLDS A CLUSTER OF HYD LINES FATIGUED AND BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE PRESS A HYD LINES TO FLEX OVER AND RUB AGAINST A FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE THAT CHAFFED A SMALL HOLE IN THE PRESSURE LINE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE. BAKER AVIAITON MX CREATED A QUALITY NOTIFICATION AND MX ACTION PLAN. THE PLAN INCLUDED A ONE PAGE NOTIFIACTION, MEETING WITH ALL TECHS, SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM ACTION PLAN. SHORT TERM ACTION: BAKER MX IS INSPECTING ALL CITATION X'S IN OUR FLEET TO ENSURE THIS ISSUE DOESN'T EXIST UNDETECTED ON ANY OTHER ACFT.