Service difficulty report · Line · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
December 14, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft time
11,003 hours
Part
Line
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DISCOVERED SMALL RUBBER PIECES IN HYDRAULIC FILTER. PARTICLES APPEARED TO BE FROM MANUFACTURE OF HOSE ASSEMBLIES, RESEMBLING INTERIOR LINING OF TYPICAL HOSE. REPLACED ALL FLEXIBLE HOSES IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHICH HOSE HAD CONTAMINATED THE SYSTEM. WITH NEW HOSES IN PLACE, THE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED OUT TO REMOVE ANY FURTHER CONTAMINATION AND FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE HOSES HAD EEN IN SERVICE SINCE 2002.