Service difficulty report · Bearing Seal · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
November 4, 2016
Submitted
November 7, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
6EER154C
Embraer Executive Jet Services, LLC
Aircraft
N557E
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500357
Aircraft time
61 hours, 52 cycles
Part
Bearing Seal
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pump Input Shaft
Part time
61 hours, 52 cycles
Component
Pump · Eaton · PV302247A
Component part number
3032249002
Stage of operation
CR
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

PILOT REPORTED, INBOUND FOR LANDING, A CHANGE IN AIRCRAFT NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAULT ADVISORY THEN A HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE CAUTION MESSAGE. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER MESSAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PERFORMED A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. POST LANDING INSPECTION FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE LOWER COWLING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP SHAFT SEAL FAILED AND ALLOWED ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID TO BE EXPELLED OUT OF THE HYDRAULIC SEAL DRAIN LINE. BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE FOUND TO ROTATE FREELY. HYDRAULIC FILTERS WERE EXAMINED AND NO METAL WAS FOUND. FAILED PUMP WAS REPLACED AND OPPOSITE PUMP WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION FROM RUNNING WITHOUT FLUID.

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