Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm GIVG300

Difficulty date
November 4, 2021
Submitted
November 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826RP
Make and model
Gulstm GIVG300
Aircraft serial
1507
Aircraft time
7,037 hours, 3,534 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1159SCL202145
Part serial
A1017
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER APPROX. 1HR IN FLIGHT, RECEIVED CHECK HYD QUANTITY AMBER MESSAGE. PILOTS NOTICED COMBINED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY APPROACHING THE LOW LEVEL AND CONTINUING TO DROP, AIRCRAFT THEN DIVERTED INTO KALN. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONCE AIRCRAFT ON GROUND, PILOTS AND MECHANICS NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE LH MLG. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND LH MLG SIDE BRACE ACTUATOR TO BE AT FAULT, LEAKING FLUID.