SDR 96ZZZX1960

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
March 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2MIL
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
481
Part
Gasket
Part number
1159H201112
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Press Sys
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL ENGINE GROUND RUNS PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN, GASKET FAILED. THE GASKET FITS ON THE T-FITTING, PN AN924-12D, WITH REDUCER, PN AN919-16. THE REDUCER IS CONNECTED TO A LINE WHICH GOES TO THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TRANSMITTER FOR THE FLIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OF THE GASKET CAUSED BOTH STATIC CONVERTERS TO BE SATURATED WITH SKYDROL FLUID. BOTH CONVERTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAUSE OF GASKET FAILURE UNKNOWN. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS A COVER BE PLACED OVER THE CONVERTERS TO PREVENT SKYDROL FLUID FROM COMING IN CONTACT IF THE GASKET WERE TO FAIL IN-FLIGHT. THIS WOULD PREVENT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IN-FLIGHT.