Service difficulty report · Line · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
February 11, 2005
Submitted
February 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
944
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UAR
Part
Line
Part number
1379305A77
Condition
Burst
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE, THE CREW NOTICED ONE HYDRAULIC GAUGE FLUCTUATING AND FINALLY GOING TO ZERO AND THE OTHER GAUGE AT ZERO. THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROCEDURES FOR HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE NOSE INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE MAINS WERE PUMPED DOWN USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. FLAPS WERE LOWERED USING THE HAND PUMP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND SHUTDOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO TERMINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BY MAINTENANCE BACK ONTO RAMP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC LINE HAD BURST. THE LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LT AND RT HYD PUMPS WERE ALSO REPLACED, LEAK AND OPS CHECKED.