SDR 97ZZZX797

Service difficulty report · Packing · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
January 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5614C
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0203
Part
Packing
Part number
MS288786
Condition
Cut
Location
Hyd Filter
Component
AN62342
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE. AIRPLANE WAS JACKED AND THE LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. FLUID WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC FILTER P/N AN6234-2. IT WAS FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT THE PACKING P/N MS28778-6 USED TO PACK THE ELBOW P/N 833-6D AND HYDRAULIC FILTER ASSEMBLY P/N AN6234-2 HAD RUPTURED. PACKING REPLACED. EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN BOTTLE SERVICED AND LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPLETED IAW CESSNA SM. AIRPLANE RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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