Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
May 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4209G
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
129
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
S2918056210800
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Brake
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLT NR 7732 - BWI-JFK - CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR SLOW TO RETRACT. UPON EXTENSION AN UNUSUAL SOUND WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE NOSE GEAR AND THE GEAR WAS SLOW TO EXTEND. JFK MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED BRAKE LINE AT THE METERING VALVE. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND HYDRAULICS SERVICED AT JFK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO PNE WHERE AFTER INSPECTION AND OPS CHECKS THE REPORTED LANDING GEAR PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. (W)

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