SDR 2011F00043

Service difficulty report · Manifold · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
February 17, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497KK
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800093
Aircraft time
643 hours, 447 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Manifold
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED ABOUT 30 MIN INTO FLIGHT, CREW OBSERVEDE AN EICAS MESSAGE "HYD PRESSURE LOW LT". CREW CHECKED ALL READINGS AND NO ABNORMAL PRESSURE OR VOLUME INDICATIONS NOTED. UNLOADED RIGHT ENGINE HYD SYS AND NOTED SYS PRESSURE TO DROP TO 500 PSI. VOLUME INDICATION WAS NORMAL. FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED DEPLOYING SPOILERS WITH LT SYS LT ONLINE BUT NO SPOILER DEPLOYMENT INDICATION WAS NOTED ON PILOTS MFD. CREW THEN FLEW REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WITH RT SIDE HYD SYS ENABLED. MX WAS DISPATCHED AND TROUBLESHOT DISCREPANCY TO A BAD LT HAND HYD MANIFOLD. OPEN