Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
January 23, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,796 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Hose
Part number
124K0016CL0150
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brake Assy
Part time
3,104 hours, 3,621 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) MAIN HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY LEAKING EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER GEAR IS RETRACTED OR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND HAD TO RETURN TO BASE, AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN TWO DAYS INVOLVING THE SAME HOSE ASSEMBLY (DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT). HOSE RELACED, GEAR SWINGS CARRIED OUT AND SYSTEM CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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