Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 29, 2021
Submitted
November 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
080
Aircraft time
10,624 hours, 4,899 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH RWY25 KNUW ON FINAL FLAPS 20 AND GEAR DOWN WAS CALLED FOR. AS GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT OBSERVED EACH HYDR PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATE ALTERNATELY APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES THEN BOTH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED STEADY. GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED 3 GREEN. CLIMBED OUT OF PAR LOW APPROACH. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH KUW TO RELAY TO SEA TRACON. LANDED IFR AT SEA. UPON LANDING NORMAL BRAKING WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SPOILERS DID NOT EXTEND. EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE WAS DEPLOYED AND AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN 9900 FT. TIRES DID NOT BLOW AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT RWY 34R AT TAXIWAY H UNDER SHIPS POWER. SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATED. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN GEARS.