Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
October 7, 2026
Submitted
October 9, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9YTKD
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
41398
Aircraft time
9,171 hours, 20,350 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
A494AD3C00C0530X
Part serial
NA
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Zone 200
Part time
8,917 hours, 19,684 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

DURING CRUISE AFTER DEPARTING, BTWN 5-10 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF, AROUND 2000FT AND APPROX 140KTS, CREW NOTICED A CAS MSG HYD1 MIN, FOLLOWED BY 1 HYD PUMP, 1 HYD PRESS, 1 SERVO & EMERG UTIL PRESS CAUTIONS ILLUMINATED. AT THE POINT OF CAS INDICATIONS; MLG WERE UP, & WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR. CREW INITIATED A DECENT & TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT. ATC NOTIFIED & CARRIED OUT QRH CHKLST. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE SAFELY & SHUTDOWN FOR MAINT. ACFT FUEL STATE ON SHUTDOWN WAS 1715LBS. REFERENCE IS MADE TO PSE/TQ/2025/191136. THIS ACFT WAS INDEED THE SAME AIRCRAFT WITH THIS SERVO CONTROL LINE RUPTURE ON 22ND MARCH 2025. THIS REPEAT OCCURRENCE HAPPENS ON NR 1 SERVO CONTROL LINE, THAT WAS CANNIBALIZED FROM 9Y-TKB. OEM WERE INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT. NR 1 SERVO CONTROL LINE WAS SEEN TO BE RUPTURED, SAME TO BE REPLACED. ACFT GROUND RUN FOR LEAK CHECK & FLIGHT TEST CARRIED OUT, ALL FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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