Service difficulty report · Filter Housing · Lkheed P2V5F

Difficulty date
July 30, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
NI6R011N
Neptune Aviation Services Inc
Aircraft
N9855F
Make and model
Lkheed P2V5F
Aircraft serial
131445
Aircraft time
12,844 hours, 5,954 cycles
Part
Filter Housing
Part number
570055
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Component
Filter · Bendix
Component part number
515383
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AFTER DROPPING RETARDANT ON A FIRE, WHILE AT CRUISE RETURNING TO BASE, MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ASSOCIATED VAPORS IN THE COCKPIT. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED NO FLUID PRESENT WITH MAIN SYSTEM PRESSURE READING ONLY ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE. DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT WAS INITIATED AND SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTER BOWL HAD CRACKED AND RUPTURED CAUSING LOSS OF THE MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID AND PRESSURE.