Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
August 12, 2002
Submitted
August 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790L
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
15
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
7G9781
Part serial
053
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
4,340 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS WAITING TO DEPART, WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH INTERNALLY FAILED CAUSING ALL NR 2 SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID TO EMPTY INTO THE AIRCRAFT AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE FLUID ESCAPED THROUGH A RELIEF HOLE ON THE BODY OF THE SWITCH. THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID EMPTIED VERY RAPIDLY.