Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
April 1, 2016
Submitted
April 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1625
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1358
Aircraft time
8,451 hours, 2,617 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS16124A
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
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

HYDRAULIC QUANTITY, FLIGHT SYS, LOW PRESSURE NEVER DROPPED BELOW 2500 PSI. FOUND UNION EXCESSIVELY LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. ENTIRE TAIL COMPARTMENT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. REMOVED PRESSURE TRANSMITTER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND DAMAGED O-RING AT THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER UNION. REPLACED DAMAGED O-RING WITH A NEW ONE PN:NAS1612-4A, REINSTALLED PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND OP'S CHECKED. RESERVICED FLIGHT SYSTEM AND BLED, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE IAW CMP 293032 AND 291008.