Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
May 27, 2009
Submitted
June 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N441FS
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410318
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC FLUID DEPLETION HAVE OCCURRED. (TWO WERE FLAP FAILURE TO EXTEND AND ONE THE LANDING GEAR HAD TO BE EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYS. THESE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY A CRACK AND LEAK FORMING IN A .3750 ALUM ALLOY HYDRAULIC LINE AT A BEND RADII. NOTE: (1ST) THE CRACKS FORMED AT A BEND THAT WERE AT THE INDUSTRY MIN RECOMMENDED RADII FOR TUBING. (2ND) THESE CRACKS FORMED AT WHAT LOOKED AS A MINOR TOOL DIE MARK OR STRESSED AREA IN THE BEND RADII. RECOMMEND ACFT HAVE ALL THE HYDRAULIC LINES INSPECTED BY REMOVING THE PAINT AT ANY BEND RADII ON HYDRAULIC LINE THAT LOOKS TO BE AT THE MINIMUM BEND RADII FOR ANY TOOLING DIE AND STRESS MARKS AND REPLACE THAT LINE. ANY LINE THAT APPEARS TO BE UNDER THE MIN BEND RADII SHOULD BE REPLACED. (K)

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