Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
June 22, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Part
Connector
Part number
AE99118GAE82049G
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Grnd Interco
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH. WHEN BRINGING THE GEAR DOWN, THE CREW RECEIVED A GEAR UNSAFE WARNING AND NOTICED THAT THE MAIN GEARS WERE NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THEY THEN GOT AN L HYD PRESS LOW INDICATION. THE CREW INITIATED A `GO AROUND` AND ASKED THE TOWER TO LOOK AT THE MAIN GEAR. TOWER STATED THAT THEY LOOKED AROUND HALFWAY DOWN. THE CREW ENTERED A HOLDING PATTERN AND RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS WHICH INCLUDED TO BRING THE GEAR DOWN MANUALLY. THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CHECKLIST ALSO SPECIFIED TO TURN OFF THE L HYDRAULIC PUMP AND SHUTOFF VALVE. THE LEFT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATION SHOWED 0%. QUITE OF BIT A FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE REAR BAY COMPARTMENT WHICH WAS REMOVED AND THEN THE AREA CLEANED WITH ALCOHOL. THE CREW ALSO MENTIONED THEY GOT A BRIEF PTU FAIL CAS INDICATION WHEN THE GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN. MAINTENANCE CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLING FOR THE GROUND HYDRAULIC POWER CONNECTION FAILED. (TC# 20190627017)