Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
December 14, 2015
Submitted
December 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1488
Aircraft time
10,445 hours, 5,258 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AMBER CHECK HYD QTY ILLUMINATED. COMBINED QTY INDICATED LOW, FOLLOWED BY RED ARROW THAT DROPPED TO 0 ON QTY SCALE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HYD FLUID UNDER THE FUSELAGE ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE ACFT. OPENED AFT BAY BUT NO LEAKS NOTED. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRAIL OF FLUID, NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM THE RT WHEEL WELL. CONNECTED HYD MULE & CYCLED GEAR, NOTICED THE RT MLG SIDE BRACE & ACTUATOR LEAKING. R & R RT MLG ACTUATOR IAW CMP 32-01-00. RIGGED DOWN & LOCK SWITCH PLUNGER. SERVICED COMBINE HYD SYS & HYD SERVICER. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST & EMERGENCY EXTENSION FUNCTIONAL TEST WITH NO DEFECT NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 32-30-15, 32-00-00 & 07-01-00.