Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 404

Difficulty date
March 28, 2017
Submitted
March 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N80BS
Make and model
Cessna 404
Aircraft serial
4040048
Aircraft time
19,680 hours
Part
Line
Part number
58171028
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED, SELECTED GEAR UP AND SHORTLY AFTER BEGAN TO GET A PETROLEUM ODOR IN THE CABIN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT THE LEFT HYD FLOW ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT. ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION BLOW DOWN SYSTEM AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINES HAD RUPTURED AT A BEND RADIUS.

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