Service difficulty report · Ptu · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
July 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500187
Aircraft time
8,051 hours, 4,952 cycles
Part
Ptu
Part number
99145941
Part serial
199
Condition
Leaking
Part time
8,051 hours, 4,952 cycles
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

B HYD FLUID LOSS IN FLIGHT AT CRUISE 36,000 FT AMBER CAS HYD VOL LOW B; RAN CHECKLIST. UNLOADED B HYD PUMP WHEN VOLUME WAS DOWN TO 8 PERCENT. AFTER UNLOAD, VOLUME RECOVERED TO 13 PERCENT AND HYD TEMP ROSE TO 74. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND BRAKES SMOKING FROM HYD FLUID ON THEM; ALSO MAIN GEAR WHEEL WELL AND BOTTOM OF ACFT AFT TO TAIL DRIPPING HYD FLUID. ISOLATED LEAK TO PTU CONTROLLER. LEAKING FROM UPPER BOSS. COMPLETED CLEANING REMOVED THE PTU CONTROLLER AND INSTALLED AN O/H PTU CONTROLLER. IAW THE MM 29-20-04. PERFORMED BLEED, OPS, AND LEAK CHECKS ALL NORMAL.

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