Service difficulty report · Indicator · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
September 5, 2002
Submitted
July 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117MS
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
335
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Indicator
Condition
Missing
Location
Hyd System
Part time
7,673 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUX HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SYSTEM USED ON GROUND. FILTER HOUSING FAILED CAUSING DEPLETION OF FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATOR FOUND MISSING FROM HOUSING. FOUND FOUND (4) RETAINING SCREWS RESTED AND BROKE IN MIDDLE CAUSING DPI COVER TO BLOW OFF UNDER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. HOUSING LOCATED IN WHEEL WELL WHERE SUBJECT TO FREEZING TEMPS AND HOT HYDRAULIC FLUID TO CAUSE CONDENSATION AND CORROSION. SUGGEST SCREWS BE REPLACED WITH NON STEEL SCREWS.