Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 17, 2008
Submitted
February 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605572
Aircraft time
2,359 hours, 1,651 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Line
Part number
AE6209H0300130
Condition
Defective
Location
Hyd System
Part time
2,359 hours, 1,651 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING APPROACH THE (LOW HYD LEVEL) AND (LT/RT LOW HYD FLOW) INDICATION ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEARS, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINT FOUND A DEFECTIVE LT HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE. THE PRESSURE LINE WAS REPLACED, HYD SYS WAS SERVICED, GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED AND SYS WAS LEAKED CHECKED WITH ENGINES RUNNING. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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