Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2HL
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
91
Aircraft time
2,702 hours, 1,263 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
40080000000
Part serial
IL112
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING THE CLIMBOUT, RECEIVED A LT LOW HYD QTY CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW STATED THAT THEY COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST IN THE POH AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE LT HYD PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN ZERO AND 2800 PSI. THE CREW DIVERT BACK TO DEPARTURE FOR MX. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE RETURN TO DEPARTURE WAS UNEVENTFUL. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THE RT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR, PN 4008-0000-000, SN IL-112 WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING HYD FLUID. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF MM 27-30-60.