Service difficulty report · Line · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 30, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
2,290 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Line
Part number
4529101067001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
2,614 hours
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, LANDING WITHOUT FLAPS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A KINK IN A HYDRAULIC SUPPLY LINE IN THE PYLON AREA OF THE LT ENGINE. A CRACK HAD FORMED IN THE KINKED AREA AND THE FLUID WAS RELEASED FROM THE PRESSURIZED LINE.