Service difficulty report · Packing · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
October 30, 2015
Submitted
November 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
510 hours, 376 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Cut
Location
Hydraulic Sys
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

MAIN HYD QTY LOW CAS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED TO DIVERT FOR THE LONGER RUNWAY. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. EXPERIENCED NORMAL BRAKING ON TAXI & LANDING. UPON PARKING FOUND HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM BELLY OF ACFT. FOUND THE MAIN HYD BOWL LEAKING. THE PACKING WAS CUT IN 2 PLACES. THE PACKING, BACK UP RING & FILTER ELEMENT WERE REPLACED. SYS WERE CYCLED DURING GND RUNS. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKS WERE GOOD & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE