Service difficulty report · Hose · Casa CN235

Difficulty date
December 11, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1269J
Make and model
Casa CN235
Aircraft serial
012
Aircraft time
14,320 hours, 23,723 cycles
Engine
Ge CT77A
Part
Hose
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, WHILE ON A MISSED APPROACH TO RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT FLAPS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT LOST ALL HYD FLUID AND WAS UNABLE TO RUN ANY HYD SYS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON COMPLETION OF EMERGENCY AND NORMAL CHECKLIST,THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY UTILIZING REVERSE AND EMERGENCY ACCUMULATOR BRAKING. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT NOTED. INVESTIGATION BY MX CONCLUDED AN IMPROPERLY RATED HOSE FOR SYS PRESSURE WAS INSTALLED FROM HYD PUMP TO MODULAR UNIT. HOSE WAS FOUND TO BE RUPTURED. C/A WAS TO INSTALL CORRECT, CERTIFICATED HOSE.

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