Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
April 22, 2017
Submitted
April 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991DB
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60177
Aircraft time
10,365 hours, 6,153 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
6057002039
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
10,365 hours, 6,153 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CRUISING AT 45,000' THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DESCENDING THROUGH FL430 THE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. AT FL400 THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THEIR SCHEDULED ARRIVAL AIRPORT KBNA. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND AT 6,000' OF RUNWAY REMAINING CREW RELEASED THE BRAKES AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OUT. THEY DID NOT UTILIZE THRUST REVERSERS BECAUSE THEY ARE HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED. THEY FELT THE BRAKE PRESSURE FADING. THEY EXITED AT K3 AND TAXIED ON K. AT THAT POINT THEY LOST ALL BRAKING AND UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP SHORT OF THE INTERSECTION OF R4. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE CRACKED.