Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
January 20, 2012
Submitted
January 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N300FL
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500027
Part
Reservoir
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING GEAR RETRACTION, THE CREW HEARD A WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A "POP" AND LANDING GEAR FAILURE CAS MESSAGE. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DURING LANDING; SUBSEQUENTLY THE RT MAIN TIRE BLEW ON LANDING. MX FOUND THE HYD RESERVOIR UNDER-SERVICED AND NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAKAGE ANYWHERE ON THE ACFT. BOTH HYD PUMPS AND THE RESERVOIR WERE CHANGED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.

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