Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
December 19, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Felxible Hose
Component
Flexible Hose
Component part number
AE7135782
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, AFTER GEAR DOWN SELECTION AND GEAR DOWN INDICATION, MESSAGE HYD 3 LOW PRESS (C) WITH LOSS OF HYDRAULIC 3 QUANTITY. HYDRAULIC PUMP 3A AND 3B SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM ONE OF THE FLEXIBLE HOSE ATTACHED TO THE NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM TESTED GOOD PRIOR AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT HAD 3217 FH AND 3136 FC AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.