Service difficulty report · Tube · Israel 1124A

Difficulty date
November 29, 2007
Submitted
December 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407W
Make and model
Israel 1124A
Aircraft serial
407
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Tube
Part number
723080171
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
10,619 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 2 MINUTES AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS DEPLOYED AND A FEW SECONDS BEFORE LANDING, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN (UNUSUAL SMELL) ON THE FLIGHT DECK. NO OTHER WARNING OR INDICATOR WAS NOTED. LANDING PROCEEDED AS USUAL. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO BE ABNORMALLY LOW. FLIGHT DECK FLOOR WAS REMOVED AND BELLY WAS FOUND TO BE WET WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. VISUAL INSPECTION APPLIED TO SYSTEM, A SEEPAGE WAS FOUND IN A GEAR DOWN PRESSURE LINE, THOUGH NO VISUAL MECHANICAL DEFECT WAS NOTED. AFTER MANY PRESSURE CYCLES MICROSCOPIC PERFORATIONS IN TUBE AT STA 96.00 BECAME EVIDENT. REPAIR WAS MADE UNDER OEM EO AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

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