Service difficulty report · Filter Housing · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 24, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
2,442 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Filter Housing
Part number
99122813
Condition
Broken
Location
Anti Skid Pump
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, W
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF EXPERIENCED A BRAKE ANTI-SKID PUMP FILTER BOWL FAILURE WITH A HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. THIS EVENT OCCURRED BEFORE ON NOV. 19, 2002 (1725.6 HRS TTSN AND 1534 TCSN), ON BOTH TIMES A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FILTER BOWL THREADS.THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO CESSNA AND THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND THE FILTER BOWL CRACKED WAS DUE TO A MACHINING DEFECT DURING MANUFACTURE. SEVERAL FILTER BOWLS WERE OFFSET DURING MACHINING, WHICH CAUSED A THIN WALL AT THE THREADS AND COULD CRACK.A SECOND SCR REPORT WILL BE SENT TO CESSNA. WE ARE EVALUATING THE NEED TO REPLACE THE HOUSING ON A REGULAR BASIS TO PREVENT RE-OCCURRENCE, UNTIL CESSNA PROVIDE A FIX.

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