Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
July 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605290
Aircraft time
5,885 hours, 4,694 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
4614
Part serial
2301A
Condition
Sticking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
4,694 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JACKED ACFT, PERFORMED A SLOW STROKE ON MLG, MLG WENT UP & LOCKED. CYCLED MLG & FLAPS AT THE SAME TIME THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES WITH NO FAIL. LET ACFT SET FOR 10 MINS, FLAPS WERE UP & MLG DOWN. SELECTED FLAPS DOWN ONLY, STAB MISCOMPARE CAME ON FOR 10 SECS, STAB DID NOT MOVE, LIGHT WENT OUT & STAB MOVED. ATTACHED PRESSURE GAUGE TO TEST RELIEF VALVE. VALVE WOULD OPEN AT 1250 TO 1350 PSI. LUBED ALL 3 UPLOCK ROLLERS AS REQUIRED. CHECKED NLG UPLOCK SWITCH & BRACKET. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED TEST GAUGE & CYCLED HYD SYS SEVERAL TIMES. SYS OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED LT MLG UPLOCK/DOWN LOCK SWITCHES, NO FAULT FOUND. SQ 500 WHILE PERFORMING MLG SWINGS TO TROUBLESHOOT SQ. HYD PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO BE "SQUEEKING" & MAKING NOISE, CYCLED MLG, FLAPS & SPEED BRAKES, NOISE WORSE, CONTACTED MX. MX AGREES TO CHANGE VALVE. VALVE PN 4614EX & O-RINGS. REMOVED RELIEF VALVE. BLED HYD & OPERATED ACFT SYS, OPS CHECK GOOD; LEAK CK GOOD. DONE IAW MM 29-11-06. REF SQ NR 300 FOR INSTALL. CONNECTORS AND PCB VISUALLY CHECK GOOD. REMOVED PCB NZ004 & INSTALLED NEW . WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 20-20-05. OPS CHECK OF MLG DUE. SWINGS PERFORMED UNDER SQ NR 500 OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 20-10-00.

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