SDR 98ZZZX4184

Service difficulty report · Line · Amd FALCON20F5

Difficulty date
August 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8926B
Make and model
Amd FALCON20F5
Aircraft serial
379
Part
Line
Part number
MY20751736
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic System
Part time
7,084 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE, FOUND DRIP OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON BEND IN LINE, WHICH WOULD REFORM WHEN WIPED AWAY. CRACK WAS NOT READILY VISIBLE UNTIL LINE WAS DISCONNECTED AT AFT END IN ORDER TO SPREAD THE LINE A BIT AT THE BEND RADIUS. SUBMITTER STATED REPLACED THIS SAME LINE ON ANOTHER FALCON 6-26-96, CRACKED IN SAME LOCATION.