Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 1, 2006
Submitted
June 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800010
Aircraft time
1,371 hours, 936 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

REPEAT DISCREPANCY AT CRUISE ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT HYD LEVEL LOW EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED. OBSERVED HYD VOLUME AT 110 CU IN FOLLOWED CHECKLISTS, UNLOADED HYD PUMPS. DIVERTED, ABLE TO CONSERVE ENOUGH FLUID TO EXTEND GEAR NORMALLY THEN UNLOADED HYD PUMPS AGAIN. NO OTHER HYD SYS ACTUATED AFTER EICAS MESSAGE. AFTER LANDING OBSERVED RED FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF ACCESS PANEL ON BOTTOM OF RT PYLON. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING AND RETAINER FOR RT PYLON HYD FILTER AND SERVICED HYD RESERVOIR IAW MM, ALSO REPLACED LOW PRESS SWITCH O-RING IAW MM. KEEP BLOWING OUT LOW PRESSURE SWITCH O-RING, REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PYLON MANIFOLD FILTER ASSY LEAK, OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD.