Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Israel 1124

Difficulty date
October 16, 2009
Submitted
October 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36SF
Make and model
Israel 1124
Aircraft serial
233
Aircraft time
10,787 hours, 8,271 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS1611233
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Filter
Part time
10,787 hours, 87 cycles
Component
Hyd Filter
Component part number
713084501
Stage of operation
CR
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

LT HYD PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING HYD PRESSURE BELOW 1400 PSI AT LT ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP, SYS PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL AT 2000 PSI, AS CREW MONITORED SYS PRESSURE THE RT HYDR PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW AT THIS POINT DIVERTED TO MSP FOR RUNWAY LENGTH REQUIREMENTS. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT MSP. UPON INSP, THE MAIN HYD SYS FILTERS WERE LEAKING AND DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED O-RINGS. O-RINGS WERE REPLACED, HYD SYS SERVICED AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW MM 32-30-00. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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