Service difficulty report · Manifold · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 15, 2009
Submitted
May 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500082
Aircraft time
6,635 hours, 4,765 cycles
Part
Manifold
Part number
67070057
Part serial
0163B
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
6,635 hours, 4,765 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI CREW NOTED LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE VENTIALLTION SYS. ACFT WAS STOPPED AND SHUTDOWN. UPON INSP, CREW NOTICED HYD FLUID COATING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE TAIL SECTION ON THE ACFT. MAINT DISCOVERED THE STANDBY RUDDER HYD MANIFOLD LEAKING HYD FLUID INTO THE INLET OF THE APU. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED.

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