Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 16, 2024
Submitted
July 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500265
Aircraft time
17,535 hours, 8,400 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS16128
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pump
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

AFTER ENGINE START, CREW HAD A NORMAL HYD FLUID QUANTITY OF 56%. ON CLIMB OUT AT AROUND 33,000 FT NOTICED QUANTITY AROUND 28%. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, QTY HAD SLOWLY DROPPED TO 25%. CREW DIVERTED TO CVG, RAN ALL NORMAL CHECKLISTS. ON BASE TO FINAL, CREW RECEIVED A FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE PRIOR TO USING FLAPS. RAN CHECKLIST & ABLE TO GET FLAPS TO RESET & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY ATC. NO LOW HYD FLUID CAS MESSAGE WAS EVER POSTED WHICH NORMAL OCCURS AT 16% QTY. CREW SHOWED 20% REMAINING AT TOUCH DOWN IN CVG. TECHNICIANS FOUND THE RT HYD EDP PULSATION DAMPER O-RING LEAKING. O-RING & BACKUP RING REPLACED, LEAK CHECKS PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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