Service difficulty report · Tube · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 5, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Part
Tube
Part number
1005354281005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
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

CREW REPORTED THEY WERE ON "APPROACH" WHEN THE AMBER (SPOILER FAULT), CYAN (FLAP RATE LOW) AND AMBER (R HYD PRESS LOW) CAS MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. REVIEWING THE HYDRAULIC SYNOPTIC PAGE, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS INDICATING "0" AND THE RESERVOIR LEVEL WAS 4 PERCENT. AFTER PARKING, THE CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. FOUND HYDRAULIC TUBE 1005354281-005 (HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR BOOTSTRAP PRESSURE TUBE) CHAFED THRU THICKNESS OF HYDRAULIC LINE, ADJACENT TO CLAMP. (TUBE LOCATED IN THE AFT EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT, RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM).