Service difficulty report · Pump · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 17, 2009
Submitted
November 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N254FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60247
Aircraft time
6,638 hours, 4,656 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
MP500
Part serial
K0027ABK0702A
Condition
Cavitates
Location
Hyd System
Part time
6,638 hours
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

BOTH AMBER HYD QTY LOW CAS MESSAGES ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE. CREW DECLARED AN IFE AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL, UNSCHEDULED LANDING. MX FOUND A 'B' NUT HAD BACKED OFF ON THE PRESSURE LINE BETWEEN THE LT PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND A CHECK VALVE LOCATED IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. MX FLUSHED THE HYD SYS, REPLACED THE LT AND RT EDP'S, AND AUXILIARY HY PUMP. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL. REVIEW OF MX RECORDS FOUND NO MX PERFORMED IN THE SUSPECT AREA WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.