Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 27, 2010
Submitted
October 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500145
Aircraft time
8,010 hours, 4,805 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Warning Message
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW NOTED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW CAS MESSAGE AND CONFIRMED THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY INDICATED 15 PERCENT. CREW NOTED ALSO THAT THE HYDRALIC FLUID TEMPERATURE WAS RISING. CREW BEGAN PREPARATIONS TO DIVERT, AS HYDRAULIC TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO STABILIZE, CREW CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO ITS DESTINATION. AN EMEGERNCY WAS DELCARED AND THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY.

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