Service difficulty report · Line · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
March 16, 2008
Submitted
April 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751JC
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
129
Part
Line
Part number
F50B751313
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC WAS ENROUTE, DURING FLIGHT THE CREW NOTICED THE NR 2 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY GOING DOWN. CREW SHUTOFF THE STANDBY HYD PUMP IAW THE CHECK LIST. CREW CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE HYD QUIT DURING THE FLIGHT. DURING THE APPROACH, THE 3 HYDRAULIC PUMP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HYD PRESSURE DROPPING. PILOTS DIVERTED, FOR FIELD LENGTH RESTRICTIONS. AC LANDED. IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT BAY, THE LEAK APPEARS TO BE LOCATED WHERE THE LINE HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH A TOOL THAT HAD GROUNDED TO SOME SORT OF A POWER SOURCE. THERE IS NOT ANY POWER SOURCE LOCATED IN THE SAME VICINITY WERE THE LINE IS LOCATED. SUSPECT LINE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING SOME TYPE OF HEAVY MAINTENANCE OR ELECTRICAL MODS TO THE AC. THE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS CHANGED AND SYS LEAKED CHECKED AND OPS CHECKED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. THE LINE IS THE ORIGINAL HYDRAULIC LINE FROM THE FACTORY. (K)