Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 23, 2024
Submitted
April 10, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED "MAIN HYD PRESS" AMBER CAS MESSAGE DURING FLIGHT AND INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE SWITCH (S9) IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AREA HAS RUPTURED AND DEVELOPED A LEAK. THE LEFT HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE IN THE LEFT ENGINE PILON WAS ALSO DISCOVERED DAMAGED AND LEAKING.