SDR 99ZZZX3500

Service difficulty report · Line · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
September 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N555CB
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0228
Part
Line
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel System
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

AFTER RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT, GROUND PERSONNEL NOTED FLUID SPILLING FROM THE REAR FUSELAGE AREA OF ACFT. MAINT INSP REAR EQUIP BAY OF ACFT AND IDENTIFIED THE LEAK AS 5606 HYD FLUID. UPON STARTING ENGINES TO PRESS THE HYD SYS, FLUID WAS NOTED SPEWING IN A FINE SPRAY FROM THE LT ENG PYLON. AFTER REMOVING SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO GAIN ACCESS, FOUND TWO SS HYD LINES CHAFING TOGETHER WHICH CAUSED A PINHOLE IN A 3,000 PSI PRESS LINE ALLOWING FLUID TO SPRAY INTO REAR EQUIP BAY. THIS AREA HOUSES THE APU, ELEC PANELS, RELAYS, AND CONTACTORS. AFTER LINES WERE REMOVED, NOTED A FUEL LINE WAS CHAFED APPROX HALF-WAY THRU. TT: 3,097 HRS. TT LANDINGS: 2,479.