Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 20, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
4,393 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Hose
Part number
AE1009195G0130
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Thrust Reverser
Component
Thrust Reverser · Rohr
Component part number
2620001503
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE PREPARING TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT NOTED A LARGE QUANTITY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE RT ENGINE/THRUST REVERSER AREA. THE AFT HYDRAULIC HOSE CONNECTING THE TAIL ROTOR TO THE PYLON HAD BURST AT APPROXIMATELY MID LENGTH. (THIS IS THE AREA WHERE THE HOSE MAKES A 90 DEGREES TURN.) THE CREW HAD NO INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM DURING LANDING AND TAXI.