Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
August 2, 2005
Submitted
August 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N247CW
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250247
Aircraft time
2,999 hours, 2,223 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
DE
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 TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED HEARING A CAVITATION SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. AROUND 10,000 FT HYDRAULIC FLOW LOW LEFT AND RIGHT ANNUNCIATORS AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ON AND OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS, THE HYDRAULIC FLOW AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS WERE ON STEADY. THE CREW DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO KAZO AND BLEW THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. A ZERO DEGREE FLAP LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO OPERATIONAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING LANDING THE CREW HAD FOUND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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