Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 15, 2016
Submitted
August 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N767XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500067
Aircraft time
15,095 hours, 8,887 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TURNING ON FINAL & LOWERING THE MLG, RECEIVED A HYD VOLUME LOW A CAS MESSAGE, NOTED THE HYD A VOLUME WAS 15%. ELECTED TO DIVERT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON LANDING, HYDRAULIC A VOLUME HAD DECREASED TO 7%. FOUND A FAULTY SYSTEM A HYD CASE DRAIN BYPASS FILTER HOUSING ASSY AS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. HOUSING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. BLEED LEAK, AND OPS CHECKS PERFORMED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DAMAGED FILTER BOWL O-RING ON THE CASE DRAIN HOUSING ASSEMBLY TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY ITSELF WAS FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE.

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