Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 8, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465SM
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7612
Aircraft time
16,299 hours, 14,158 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
14,415 hours, 12,139 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Part number
73021
Part serial
016
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hydraulic System
Part time
3,709 hours, 2,715 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5641, IAH TO LBB. THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 2 LOW PRESSURE MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE SYSTEM 2 QUANTITY INDICATED 0% BUT THE PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AUS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND FOUND NO LEAKS. THE SYSTEM 2 RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO BE AT THE FULL LEVEL AND THE SYSTEM 2 QUANTITY INDICATION WAS PLACED ON MEL. LATER THAT DAY THE SYSTEM 2 RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED AND THE MEL WAS CLEARED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.