Service difficulty report · Packing · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 5, 2017
Submitted
November 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N60HJ
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
378
Aircraft time
3,737 hours, 2,467 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
MS287784
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pressure Switch
Part time
259 hours, 173 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

DURING CRUISE AT FL410, OBSERVED THE AMBER LEFT LOW HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR FLICKER FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT. FLICKERED AGAIN A FEW TIMES THEN TURNED SOLID ON. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWED NORMAL 1550 PSI. DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE WAS VERY, VERY SLOWLY GOING DOWN MAYBE 50 PSI. DIVERTED DUE TO A HYDRAULIC ISSUE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED HYDRAULIC LEAK AT THE RIGHT LOW PRESSURE SWITCH. THE PRESSURE SWITCH PACKING WAS REPLACED. SYSTEM VERIFIED NOT TO BE CONTAMINATED. ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS REPLACED. SYSTEM OPS AND LEAK CHECKS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.