Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
January 22, 2006
Submitted
January 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401CS
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
525B0030
Aircraft time
384 hours, 294 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
633730123
Condition
Broken
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
384 hours, 294 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L, H

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO PHX ,THE CREW SELECTED FLAPS AND NOTICED A HYD FLOW LOW ANNUNCIATOR. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO EXTENDED DOWNWIND APPROACH AND THE CREW EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN SYSTEM. FLAPS UP LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LOW AND THERE WAS FLUID COMING FROM THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO A BROKEN FLAP PRESSURE HYDRAULIC LINE AT A FITTING ATTACH POINT. THE LINE WAS REPLACED, SYSTEM BLEED, FILTERS INSPECTED AND ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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