Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
December 26, 2013
Submitted
December 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296L
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
296
Aircraft time
4,661 hours, 3,202 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
270213
Part serial
1077
Condition
Chattering
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
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

WHILE EN ROUTE AT FL 41, AMBER, R HYD PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOTIFIED MX & CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ON APPROACH, BEGAN CONFIGURING AIRPLANE FOR LANDING, HYD PRESS CONTINUED TO DROP. AFTER LOWERING LG HYD PRESS WENT TO ZERO. DIVERTED & LANDED WITH FLAPS 8 DEGREES & USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. RIGHT ENG HYD PRESS HOSE PN 6057003-11 BURST. REPLACED HOSE, FLUSHED SYS SEVERAL TIMES, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION. REPLACED HYD PRESS REG. REPLACED BOTH ENG HYD PUMPS, PRESS & RETURN FILTERS & RIGID HYD TUBING IN RT PYLON. SERVICED SYS, PERFORMED ENG RUN, SYS OPERATES SATISFACTORY WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.