Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 30, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145370
Aircraft time
23,785 hours, 19,091 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
25,632 hours, 19,690 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
AE7110153
Condition
Leaking
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
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 THAT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, HAD A HYDRAULIC 1 LOW QUANTITY MESSAGE ON EICAS, FOLLOWED BY AN E1 HYD FAIL MESSAGE ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, MANUALLY EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE FROM THE UPPER ACTUATOR ON THE E1 THRUST REVERSER LEAKING. THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENGINE DRIVEN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN PUMPS AND FILTERS WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED.

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