Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
March 29, 2015
Submitted
March 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N129AR
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11125
Aircraft time
2,758 hours, 7,021 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
A380AB2B00B0250Y
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON FINAL APPROACH, LG WOULD NOT EXTEND & LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT RETRACTED GEAR & RE-EXTENDED THE LG USING THE EMER HYD SYS. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. AFTER PERFORMING AN INITIAL INSPECTION, JACKING THE ACFT & PERFORMING A GEAR SWING, A HYD HOSE ATTACHED TO THE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND BROKEN INSIDE THE WEDGED PART OF THE HOSE. TIS OF HOSE & ACTUATOR ARE UNKNOWN.

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