Service difficulty report · Line · Braero HS7482A

Difficulty date
August 2, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Braero HS7482A
Aircraft time
40,519 hours
Part
Line
Part number
200140167
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON 2/8/2000 WHILE EN ROUTE BOTH HYDRAULIC FLOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CREW CALLED EMERGENCY, & UNEVENTFUL LDG MADE. A/C SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED FROM RWY. INSP SHOWED THAT HYDRAULIC CONTENTS WERE LOW BUT NO EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC LEAK COULD BE FOUND. HYDRAULIC SYS PRESSURIZED BUT STILL NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. A/C THEN COMPLETED 2 TEST FLTS & HYDRAULIC SYS OPERATED NORMALLY, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. A/C RELEASED TO SERVICE.AFTER NEXT FLT, DURING WALK AROUND INSP, HYDRAULIC FLUID OBSERVED ON PORT UNDERCARRIAGE. INSP REVEALED LEAK IN PORT MAXARET RETURN LINE AT BACK OF PORT UNDERCARRIAGE. RETURN LINE REPLACED, HYDRAULIC SYS TESTED, AND SHOWING NO DEFECTS RELEASED TO SERVICE.