Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Gulstm 690

Difficulty date
August 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Actuator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) AN INTERNAL O-RING FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF AN ACTUATOR LEAK AND SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME SYS HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS DURING FLIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE CREW IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN INTERNAL O-RING IN THE HYDRAULIC RETRACTION ACTUATOR HAD ROLLED OUT OF POSITION WITH FRICTION FROM THE INTERNAL PART OF ITS CHROME STRUT AND EVENTUALLY FAILED.