SDR 96ZZZX1627

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Israel 1124

Difficulty date
February 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331CW
Make and model
Israel 1124
Aircraft serial
231
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS161204
Condition
Failed
Location
Equip Bay Aft
Part time
5,168 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 1 PLUS 30 INTO A FLIGHT, ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE, THE LT HYD LOW PRESS ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOLLOWED BY A RT HYD LOW PRESS ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. THE MAIN SYS PRESS GAUGE INDICATED A 'ZERO'. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE USING BACK-UP SYSTEMS FOR LANDING GEAR BRAKES, THRUST REVERSERS, AND FLAPS. LANDING WAS MADE AT JAX. AN O-RING SEAL, LOCATED ON A FITTING SITUATED BETWEEN THE MAIN SYS HYD SYS FILTER (AFT), AND A CHECK VALVE, FAILED. REASON FOR FAILURE UNKNOWN. THIS ALLOWED ALL PRIMARY HYD SYS FLUID TO BLEED FROM SYS. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED, SYS SERVICED, AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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