Service difficulty report · Line · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
December 27, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Part
Line
Part number
SD3730311
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd Pressure
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON SELECTING GEAR DOWN DURING APPROACH THE STATED PRESSURE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO LOSE ALL FLUID. LANDING WAS ABORTED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TAXIED USING DIFFERENTIAL POWER FOR STEERING TO A SAFE LOCATION WHERE PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LINE, SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.