Service difficulty report · Packing · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 15, 2023
Submitted
July 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N790XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500070
Aircraft time
21,205 hours, 11,718 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
NAS161210
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC B LEAK AND AN ASSOCIATED HYD LOW VOL AMBER CAS MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO LNK. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTRACTED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. TECHNICIANS FOUND AN O-RING PACKING (P/N NAS1612-10) ON THE R/H HYDRAULIC LOW-PRESSURE SWITCH (ST016) TO BE PROTRUDED FROM THE UNION TEE FITTING. THE FAILED PACKING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAK CHECKS WERE COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES.

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