Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Braero HAWKER1000

Difficulty date
April 15, 2009
Submitted
June 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548LR
Make and model
Braero HAWKER1000
Aircraft serial
259048
Part
O-Ring
Part number
M832481010
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
2,863 hours
Component
Actuator
Component part number
AIR454041
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED ON REPO LEG WITH ONLY CREW ON BOARD. ON CLIMBOUT NOTICED NR 2 SYS LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY MAIN HYD LOW LEVEL LIGHT AND NR. 1 SYS LO-PRESSURE LIGHT. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AUX LO-LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND DECLEARED AN EMERGENCY HAND PUMPED THE GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN AND MADE A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ACFT WAS TOWED OFF RUNWAY. INSP AND MX WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY OMP, FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR RETURNE LINE FITTING O-RING HAD RUPTURED AND BLED OUT HYDR FLUID FROM THE SYSTEM. REPAIRED ACTUATOR WITH NEW O-RING, SERVICED HYDR, ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING AND FLAP EXT. OPS CHECK IAW AMM. TEST FLIGHT IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO RELEASE FOR REV SERVICE. (K)