Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
May 30, 2024
Submitted
June 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238AM
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11084
Aircraft time
6,098 hours
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HOSPITAL, AIRCRAFT ATTAINED +60KTS AND +300'AGL. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR FOR THE CRUISE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT. SECONDS LATER, THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FLASHED ON CO-PILOT AND PILOT SIDE INSTRUMENT PANELS AND THE ASSOCIATED CAUTION MESSAGES REGARDING LOW UTILITY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DISPLAYED ON EDU #1. POWER WAS REDUCED, AND A TURN BACK TOWARD THE HOSPITAL PAD WAS INITIATED WHILE COMMUNICATION WITH THE CREW ABOUT THE LOW UTILITY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONDITION WAS MADE AND WHILE THE LOW PRESSURE VALUE WAS CONFIRMED ON EDU #2. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. A RED GEAR LIGHT INDICATION RATHER THAN THE N

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