Service difficulty report · Actuator · Israel 1124A

Difficulty date
February 25, 2012
Submitted
March 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N30GF
Make and model
Israel 1124A
Aircraft serial
1124401
Aircraft time
8,196 hours, 5,389 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
3713515503
Part serial
301
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Speedbrake
Part time
8,196 hours, 5,389 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING; DURING TAXI THE PILOT NOTICED THE BRAKES AND STEERING ERRATIC. FOR SAFETY, HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES ON THE TAXI WAY AND INVESTIGATED. PILOT FOUND A LARGE HYDRAULIC SPILL BY THE RT GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE RT INBOARD SPEED BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD A LARGE LEAK.

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