Service difficulty report · Hose · Lear 36A

Difficulty date
November 20, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 36A
Aircraft time
18,276 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73121C
Part
Hose
Part number
2307006101
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
1,366 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON DESCENT, PILOTS NOTICED THE HYD PRESSURE WAS AT 0. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, EXTENDED GEAR USING EMERGENCY AIR BOTTLE AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. THERE WAS ENOUGH BRAKING PRESSURE USING STANDBY HYD PUMP, EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE NOT USED. DURING INSP, IT WAS FOUND THAT AIRFRAME SIDE OF NOSE GEAR RETRACT HOSE, PN 2307006-101, WAS LOOSE, CAUSING THE LOSS OF HYD FLUID. HOSE WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED, NO DEFECT WAS FOUND. HOSE WAS RE-INSTALLED AND TIGHTENED, LANDING GEAR SYSTEM BLED OF ALL AIR AND OPS CHECKS CARRIED OUT. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED MULTIPLE TIMES, GEAR POSITIONED IN THE UP AND DOWN POSITIONS FOR 2 HOURS EACH AT FULL HYD PRESSURE WITH NO INDICATION OF LEAKS. HYD SYS SERVICED, EMERGENCY AIR SERVICED AND ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMPS BLED AND OPS CHECKS CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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