Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 3, 2007
Submitted
November 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK209
Aircraft time
7,292 hours, 6,100 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Hose
Part number
AE2847G0536180
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Part time
11,514 hours, 10,226 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH CREW EXPERIENCED COMPLETE HYDRAULIC FAILURE AT 4000' ON APPROACH INTO KDAL, LOST ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHIN ABOUT 20 SEC. AFTER FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RAN THE EMERGENCY CK LIST FOR GEAR EXTENSION, ZERO FLAP LANDING, AND EMERGENCY BRAKING. LANDED AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKING. CREW FOUND HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR COMPLETELY EMPTY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE HOSE RUPTURED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CHAFFING OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE HOSE AT THE POINT WHERE IT RUPTURED HOSE WAS REPLACED.

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