Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
May 4, 2020
Submitted
May 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508XJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20008
Aircraft time
14,606 hours, 7,465 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
9752843
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
14,606 hours, 7,465 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW NOTED THE RH HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR QUANTITY INDICATION HAD TURNED WHITE; INDICATING THAT IT WAS ON THE LOW SIDE, BUT THE PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL. SOON AFTER, CREW NOTED THAT THE QUANTITY WAS DECREASING IN 2 PERCENT INCREMENTS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5 MINUTES, WITH NORMAL PRESSURE INDICATION. CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST AND CONFERRED WITH MX CONTROL. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO MSP; CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PTU SELECT VALVE (P/N: 975284-3) LEAKING. VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH AN INSPECTED UNIT; LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.