SDR U5QA06020

Service difficulty report · Regulator · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 4, 2009
Submitted
October 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N869AV
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60306
Aircraft time
817 hours, 478 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
270213
Part serial
0919
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
817 hours, 478 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL410 L HYD PRESS AMBER ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. R HYD PRESS AMBER ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED APPROX 15 MINUTES LATER. HYD SYS PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL. DESCENDED TO FL370 DIVERT FOR LONGER RUNWAY. BOTH WARNING LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AFTER 10 MINUTES, SYS PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL. DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. ALL SYSTEMS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMAL. MADE NORMAL LANDING. MX PERFORMED VISUAL CHECK OF HYD SYS AND SERVICE LEVEL, ALL OK. NO VISIBLE LEAKS. MX PERFORMED FUNCTION CHECK OF HYD SYS RESERVOIR PRESSURE REGULATOR, FILTER AND CHECK VALVE. VALVE AND REGULATOR AND FILTER FAILED TO PRESSURIZE RESERVOIR WITH ENGINES RUNNING ON GROUND. REPLACED VALVE, REGULATOR AND FILTER. RESERVOIR PRESSURE SYS TESTED NORMAL AFTER REPAIR. THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE REPLACED. PN 859A-48T CHECK VALVE, PN 2702-13 SN 0919 REGULATOR, PN 4301-2 FILTER. NOT SURE IF REGULATOR OR CHECK VALVE IS PROBLEM.