Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
August 27, 2021
Submitted
August 31, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218KD
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1164
Aircraft time
10,772 hours, 4,599 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS1124A
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
10,772 hours, 4,599 cycles
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

CREW NOTICED THE COMBINED SIDE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATION TO BE LOW, INITIALLY PRESSURE WAS HOLDING NORMAL (3000PSI), THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, REQUEST WAS MADE AND GRANTED TO LAND AT KFSD. GULFSTREAM'S FAST WAS DISPATCHED TO TROUBLESHOOT AND REPAIR AS NEEDED. TECHNICIANS FOUND THE PRIMARY GROUND SPOILER VALVE HAD A SPLIT O-RING, THIS O-RING WAS REPLACED, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS / BLEEDING PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THIS TIME.