Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 5, 2006
Submitted
December 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK310
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Low Pressure
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING, CREW REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND NORMAL BRAKES. EMERGENCY BRAKING WAS USED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOW PRESSURE LINE RUPTURED AND LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER . THE RUPTURE OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 6" FROM THE 90 DEGREE ELBOW FITTING. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY CHAFFING ON THE LINE IN THE AREA WHERE THE RUPTURE OCCURRED. THE LINE WAS REPLACED.

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