Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 24, 2021
Submitted
July 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522BN
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
230
Aircraft time
5,065 hours, 3,974 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Part number
6000100355
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Line
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH TO DAL, SELECTED FLAPS 20 AND GEAR DOWN. WHILE FLAPS AND GEAR WERE MOVING ENCOUNTERED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LONGER RUNWAY AT DFW. UPON LANDING EMERGENCY BRAKE AIR WAS UTILIZED. PASSENGERS DEPLANED AND ROUTED TO FBO WITHOUT INJURY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TUBE CRACKED AT B-NUT FLANGE. TUBING WAS REPLACED, LEFT & RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS REPLACED, HYDRAULIC FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR DID NOT DEPLOY (REMAINED FLUSH). FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLIES WERE CLEANED DUE TO LEAKING. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND LEAK CHECKED. EMERGENCY AIR WAS SERVICED.