Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 23, 2015
Submitted
April 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500264
Aircraft time
6,962 hours, 3,472 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS161210A
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
6,962 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H, E, D

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

What was found

WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED THE MASTER CAUTION WARNING & A HYD VOLUME LOW A CAS MSG. THEY NOTICED THE A SIDE HYD QTY INDICATING 16 PERCENT & DECREASING AT A RATE OF APPROX 1 PERCENT EVERY 2 - 5 SECONDS. THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED & THE ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN. A CREW MEMBER EXITED THE ACFT TO ENSURE NO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXISTED. HE FOUND THE LEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE LT PYLON ADJACENT TO THE FUSELAGE. A LARGE POOL OF FLUID WAS ON THE GND & A DRIP TRAIL FOLLOWING THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO A MX FACILITY FOR INSPECTION & REPAIR. THE LEFT HYD PRESS LINE UNION BETWEEN THE LT HYD OVERLOAD PRESS VLV & PRESS TRANSDUCER O RING FROM THE UNION PROTRUDING OUT. THE O RING, PN NAS1612-10A, WAS REPLACED, SYS SERVICED & LEAK CHECKED WITH NO LEAKS OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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