Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 10, 2011
Submitted
July 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500293
Aircraft time
2,264 hours, 1,366 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL400, DURING CRUISE CHECKLIST, NOTED HYD VOL WAS 20 PERCENT AND DECREASING. ONCE HYD VOL A CAS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DETERMINED HYD LEAK FROM RUDDER PCU UPPER UNIT HAD O-RING CUT ON PRESSURE LINE, REPLACED O-RING AND LEAKED CHECKED SATISFACTORY ALL WORK IAW MM 12-10-36 AND 32-40-00. ALSO, SERVICED HYD SYS AND BLEED BRAKES AND LT MAIN HYD SYS.

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