Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 29, 2014
Submitted
January 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560HN
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605015
Aircraft time
2,905 hours, 2,322 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
661705229
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER ARRIVING AT THEIR DESTINATION & DURING THEIR POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THEY NOTED FLUID LEAKING FROM AN AFT FUSELAGE DRAIN & DETERMINED THAT IT WAS HYD FLUID. HYD RETURN LINE LOCATED IN THE HYD FILTER PANEL AREA FAILED CAUSING THE LEAK. THE FAILED HYD RETURN LINE PN 6617052-29 WAS REMOVED & A NEW RETURN LINE WAS INSTALLED. THE BELLY WAS WASHED OUT & FUNCTIONS WERE COMPLETED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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