SDR RU3A0911

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
August 19, 2009
Submitted
August 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N55
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
013
Aircraft time
6,653 hours, 3,095 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
5407002340
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND OBSERVED FLASHING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHTS. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED DOWN WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS (TIME TO EXTEND WAS LONGER THAN NORMAL). HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWED NORMAL. ON BASE TO FINAL TURN, HYDRAULIC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN THEN STAYED ON. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE STILL SHOWING NORMAL. ELECTED TO EXECUTE GO-AROUND TO RUN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. CONFIGURATION REMAINED FLAPS 20 DEGREES WITH GEAR DOWN. REQUESTED DELAY VECTORS FROM ATC AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. RAN APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL CHECKLISTS. BRIEFED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKES, SPOILERS, AND TR'S ON LANDING. PREPARED FOR USE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. CONTINUED FOR LANDING AND SELECTED AND OBTAINED FULL FLAPS ON FINAL. HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED BUT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE STILLED SHOWED NORMAL. CONTINUED TO LANDING AND THEN FOUND NORMAL BRAKES FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED INTO LOW END OF YELLOW RANGE AT THIS POINT. CONDUCTED UNEVENTFUL STOP WELL SHORT OF RUNWAY END USING EMERGENCY BRAKING. SPOILERS AND TR'S WERE UNAVAILABLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AFTER LANDING FOUND FAILED HYDRAULIC LINE IN WHEEL WELL.