SDR 2022F00351

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
August 19, 2022
Submitted
August 19, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N441PC
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35A668
Aircraft time
9,314 hours, 5,921 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Engine time
17,387 hours, 12,487 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2307024372
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 500
Part time
9,314 hours, 5,921 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, S
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KFXE, I RAN THE AFTER TAKE OFF CHECKLIST. I CHECKED THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, AND IT WAS NORMAL. UPON REACHING 10,000FT, THE CREW NOTICED THE "LOW HYD" LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. AFTER RUNNING THREE "AMBER" NORMAL CHECKLIST, WE KNEW WE WOULD HAVE NO HYDRAULICS TO RUN THE SPOILERS, BRAKES, AND GEAR. AFTER FURTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH MIAMI CENTER, JETTISONED FUEL AND HEAD FOR THE LONGEST RUNWAY AT KFLL. THE CHECKLIST CALLED FOR6,200 FT OF RUNWAY DISTANCE TO LAND AND KNEW AT KFLL28R HAD 9000FT. OF PAVEMENT. UPON LANDING, THE THRUST REVERSERS DIDN'T DEPLOY AS STATED WITH THE DH4000S.WE USED EMERGENCY BRAKING AND CAME TO A STOP AROUND THE 8400FT MARK AT KFLL. I TRIED TO INFORM THE TOWER OF THE EVACUATION FIVE TIMES WITH NO ANSWER. WE RAN THE AFTER LANDING CHECKLIST AND SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST ON THE RUNWAY, AND CHOSE NOT TO DO THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION DUE TO NO SUSPECTED FIRE OR DAMAGE TO ANY AIRCRAFT PARTS( MINUS THE LANDING GEAR AND TIRES).THERE ENDED UP BEING NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MINUS THE HYDRAULIC LEAK THAT HAPPENED SOMETIME AFTER CLIMBING .

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