Service difficulty report · Filter Housing · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
July 28, 2016
Submitted
October 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104LW
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250806
Aircraft time
778 hours, 621 cycles
Part
Filter Housing
Part number
99125791
Part serial
2785
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
IN
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

MAINTENANCE TECH HAD NOTED HYDRAULIC LEAKAGE FROM THE INLET SIDE FITTING OF THE PRESSURE FILTER MANIFOLD. THE BACKUP RING AND O-RING WAS REPLACED IN AN EFFORT TO STOP LEAKAGE, BUT AFTER A FEW TRIPS THE LEAKAGE REAPPEARED. A SECOND ATTEMPT TO STOP THE LEAKAGE WAS TRIED BY INSTALLING ANOTHER BACK-UP RING, O-RING AND ELBOW, BUT AGAIN AFTER A SHORT TIME THE LEAK AT THE FILTER HOUSING REAPPEARED. A NEW FILTER HOUSING WAS INSTALLED. NO FURTHER LEAKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE TECH BELIEVES THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE SEALING SURFACE OF THE INLET PORT ON THE MANIFOLD. NO FURTHER LEAKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED

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