Service difficulty report · Fitting · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
January 20, 2014
Submitted
January 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5NG
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1485
Aircraft time
6,137 hours, 2,561 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
MS21916J64
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
6,137 hours, 2,561 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IAD AT 1657 UTC FOR A SCHEDULED TRIP TO TEB IN ROUTE THE, CHECK HYD QTY, CAS MESSAGE CAME ON. THROUGH CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FLT SYS HYD QTY WAS LOW & DECREASING. CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES & DIVERTED TO BWI. IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUES. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A LEAKING REDUCER FITTING, P2, ON LOWER PORTION OF THE RUDDER SYS DUEL LOAD LIMITER VLV. FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECT ALLOWING FULL SYS PSI AT FULL FLOW TO ESCAPE. A NEW FITTING WAS ORDERED, INSTALLED & LEAK CHECKED IAW MM ON 1/19/14.