Service difficulty report · Seal · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
August 5, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft time
5,103 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Pump
Component
Pump
Component part number
4018301
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI, CREW NOTICED CAVITATING SOUND FOLLOWED VERY SHORTLY AFTER BY A LT & RT HYD LOW PRESSURES LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE LOW MAIN HYD RESERVOIR LIGHT HAD LIKELY ILLUMINATED NEAR THE SAME TIME. THE CREW BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP USING AUXILLARY BRAKING AND CAME TO REST ON THE TAXIWAY AND SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES AND THEN A TOW WAS INITIATED TO THE FBO. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LT MAIN HYD PUMP BODY HALF SEAL HAD LEAKED CAUSING LOSS OF MOST OF THE MAIN SYS HYD FLUID. PUMP WAS REPLACED, SYSTEM CHECKED AND BLED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.