Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
December 18, 2010
Submitted
December 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1360
Aircraft time
10,250 hours, 5,020 cycles
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Warning Light
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER APPROX 50 MINUTES IN FLT, DURING CRUISE AT FL 380, AMBER HYD QTY LOW CAS ILLUMINATED. HYD PAGE QTY SHOWED COMBINED QTY JUST ABOVE LOW MARK. OVER THE NEXT 50 MIN IT SLOWLY DECREASED BELOW THE LOW MARK & WENT FROM WHITE TO RED. DURING APPROACH & LANDING, ALL COMBINED SYS WORKED PROPERLY. HYD PRESSURE REMAINED AT 3000 PSI. AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, QTY JUMPED TO ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN LOW & ADD. INSPECTED ACFT FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. SERVICED ACFT COMBINED RESERVOIR IAW MM 12-01-05, OPERATED ACFT FOR 1 HOUR WITH NO DROP IN HYD QTY.