SDR 2025F00064

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
March 11, 2025
Submitted
March 17, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N817TV
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
0213
Aircraft time
6,858 hours, 3,359 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
695710062
Part serial
33102838
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Part time
6,536 hours, 4,170 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

CREW HAD WARNING AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN. THEY HAD WARNING FOR LOSS OF HYDRAULIC VOLUME AND LOSS OFF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. ABORTED THE LANDING AND DIVERTED TO TIST FOR A LONGER RUNWAY. THEY HAD TO USE THE BLOWDOWN BOTTLE TO LOCK THE GEARS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BOTTLE FOR THE BRAKES. UPON LANDING AND SAFELY CLEARING THE AIRPLANE, THEY FOUND THAT THE 2 L/H MAIN GEAR TIRES HAD FLATTENED OUT. THE CREW SAW HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING OUT OF THE NO2 ENGINE DRAIN MAST. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THE PRESSURE LINE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE PUMP WAS BROKEN ON THE B-NUT.