Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 16, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309BT
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605067
Aircraft time
4,741 hours, 3,518 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
AE6209H298130
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED WHEN LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR AND THE FLAPS IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING THEY NOTED THE LOW HYD LEVEL AND PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE CREW STATED THAT THE RT THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYED AND THE LT DID NOT. DURING THE CREWS POST FLIGHT INSP, HYD FLUID WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM THE LT ENGINE NACELLE. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE HYD PRESSURE FLEXIBLE HOSE PN AE6209H298-130 DATE OF MFG 09-99 FROM THE LT ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP FAILED DEPLETING THE HYD FLUID FROM SYS. NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED CAUSING FAILURE OF HOSE. A NEW HOSE, NEW HYD PUMPS AND NEW HYD FILTERS WERE REPLACED. COMPLETE HYD CHECKS WERE COMPLETED, CHECKING FOR LEAKS AND HYD SYSTEM PRESSURES. NO DEFECTS NOTED.REF: MM 29-11-00, 29-11-03, 29-11-04 AND 12-12-01.

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