Service difficulty report · Line

Difficulty date
July 22, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Line
Part number
25W711008171
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Part time
1,219 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 APPROACH INTO TORONTO PEARSON THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE AUX HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR AND FLUID LOW LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ACFT. AFTER STABILIZING THEIR APPROACH, ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER LANDING THE LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN WITH NO FURTHER LOW AUX HYD PRESSURE NOTED. AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RESERVOIR TANK LOW AND THE LINE FROM THE AUX PUMP AREA TO THE HYDRAULIC FILTER HAD A VERY FINE CRACK THAT HAD ORIGINATED ALONG A TOOLING MARK, THAT WAS ONLY VISIBLE WHEN RUNNING AND UNDER A 10 POWER MAGNIFYING GLASS. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND RESERVOIR SERVICED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.