Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 17, 2026
Submitted
April 17, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N947EL
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
0047
Aircraft time
14,734 hours, 9,060 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
S3128C0124000G
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Zone 700
Part time
14,734 hours, 9,060 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

JUST AFTER TAKE OFF OUT OF KTLI, AT POSITIVE RATE AND SELECTED GEAR UP, AT THE MOMENT THE CREW GOT INDICATION OF HYDRAULIC A QUANTITY DROPPING, THEY IMMEDIATELY SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED IN PLACE AND SET THE FLAPS AT 15 DEGREES. CREW FLEW TO QRH TO BURN FUEL FOR BELOW MAX WEIGHT LANDING AND CONTACTED KAFW TO BRIEF. CREW RAN THE NUMBERS AND DETERMINED TO HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO SAFELY LAND AT KAFW. ONCE THE AIRPLANE LANDED, AIRPLANE WAS SAFELY MOVED TO THE RAMP AND PASSENGERS OFF THE AIRPLANE SAFELY, THE CREW WAS ABLE TO DO A WALK AROUND AND DETERMINE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID OUT OF THE BELLY/MAIN GEAR LOCATION.

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