Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 21, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501019
Aircraft time
3,389 hours, 2,415 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Part number
74593
Part serial
252
Condition
Unknown
Location
Hyd System
Part time
3,389 hours, 2,415 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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

AFTER T/O ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT MLG, HEARD A LOUD NOISE & HAD CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. GEAR UNSAFE, HYD PRESSURE , & LOW FLUID LIGHTS CAME ON. SELECTED GEAR DOWN & PULLED EMERGENCY BLOWDOWN HANDLE. GEAR WENT INTO DOWN & LOCKED POSITION & GEAR INDICATORS NORMAL, HYD LOW LEVEL LIGHT STAYED ON. CREW DECLARED AN EMERG & DIVERTED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. A/C FOUND TO HAVE NO HYD FLUID, CAUSE BEING INVESTIGATED. COMPLETE CHK OF HYD SYS; ALL VALVES, ACTUATORS & PLUMBING COMPLETED, NO DEFECTS FOUND. FILTERS & PUMPS INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. HYD RESERVOIR SUSPECTED FAILED, ALLOWING FLUID TO VENT OVERBOARD. RESERVOIR REPLACED & REMOVED COMPONENT IS BEING SENT TO OEM FOR EVALUATION. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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