Service difficulty report · Line · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 15, 2005
Submitted
February 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
165
Aircraft time
3,028 hours, 2,270 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
4529101088001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED "MAIN HYD QTY LOW" WHITE CAS FOLLOWED BY "LEFT HYD PUMP LOW", FOLLOWED BY "RIGHT HYD PUMP LOW", FOLLOWED BY AMBER "MAIN HYD PRESS" CAS MESSAGES. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DESTINATION AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING FOUND HYD FLUID COVERING RT ENGINE COWL. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYD PRESS LINE IN CONTACT WITH RETURN LINE RESULTING IN CHAFFING AND SUBSEQUENT LINE FAILURE. LINES REPLACED AND OPS CHECKS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. SECOND INCIDENT OF IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITHIN ONE MONTH.