Service difficulty report · Fitting · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 1, 2025
Submitted
November 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120310
Aircraft time
48,556 hours, 63,046 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
MS21907J6
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOSS OF GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE, RESULTING IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND GEAR WERE EXTENDED AND LOCKED. SMOKE APPEARED IN COCKPIT OF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AN FOUND ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP PRESSURE LINE ELBOW FITTING WITH EXCESSIVE CHAFFING, CAUSING A LEAK AND LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. OPS CHECK NORMAL. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE SMOKE WAS GENERATED FROM THE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK BEING INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE INTAKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY INTO THE AIRCRAFT BLEEDS.

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