Service difficulty report · Line · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
November 6, 2006
Submitted
December 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874CP
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
874
Aircraft time
19,345 hours, 26,152 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Line
Part number
137900D477
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Part time
3 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT WAS ON APPROACH. DURING GEAR EXTENSION THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN WITH THE GEAR DOWN. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LT HYD PUMP PRESSURE LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE CONNECTION TO THE HYD PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, THE LINE WAS CRACKED AT THE END FITTING. THE LINE WILL BE REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKED, AND THE ACFT WILL RETURN TO SERVICE.