Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
June 10, 2014
Submitted
June 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904HD
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45149
Aircraft time
4,293 hours, 3,131 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
AE2463475G0131
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

JUST FINISHED UP POST MX AIRFRAME & ENG CHECKS & WERE TAXIING BACK ONTO THE FBO RAMP FROM THE RUNUP AREA WHEN THEY HEARD A HYD PUMP CAVITATE & NOTED PRESS LOSS ON THE LT SIDE. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD AN AIR BUBBLE FROM ALL OF THE COMPONENTS THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR THE INSPECTION & TRIED TO CYCLE DIFFERENT SYS TO MOVE FLUIDS. WHILE DOING THIS THE RT HYD PUMP STARTED TO LOSE & REGAIN PRESS SO THEY WERE ABLE TO TAXI TO THE HANGAR BEFORE THEY LOST ALL HYD PRESS. AFTER EXITING THE ACFT THEY FOUND FLUID RUNNING OUT OF THE LT NACELLE & SLEEVE OFF OF IT & AND FOUND THE LINE LINKED & RUPTURED. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT THE IDENTIFY THE KINK IN THE HYD LINE DURING NORMAL MX BECAUSE OF THE FIRE SLEEVE OVER THE LINE. THIS LINE ALSO APPEARED TO BE A FACTORY INSTALLED HOSE ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORTS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS REPORT.