Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
July 16, 2016
Submitted
July 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575JS
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000051
Aircraft time
59,326 hours, 5,322 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
Engine time
5,850 hours, 5,251 cycles
Part
Powerpack
Part number
3032683003
Part serial
MX727085
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED. BRAKE FAIL CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED 15 SECONDS AFTER THE GEAR WAS DOWN, CREW ABORTED LANDING, CREW USED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ISSUE. SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT TO A FAILED POWER PACK UNIT. REPLACED AND ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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