Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
January 19, 2018
Submitted
January 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260WE
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11536
Aircraft time
12,314 hours, 16,222 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC LINE BETWEEN ENGINE HYD PUMP AND FIREWALL. FITTING AT THE FIREWALL LOOSENED UP AND LEAKED HYD FLUID TO THE POINT THE PILOT GOT A HYP PRESS LOW LIGHT. PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.