Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800089
Aircraft time
4,041 hours, 2,683 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
AE1011889E0171
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, AMBER HYD PRESSURE LOW LT & RT AND HYD VOLUME LOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ON POST FLIGHT, HYD FLUID PRESENT IN NOSE GEAR WELL AND ALONG BELLY OF ACFT. FOUND LEAK AT NOSE WHEEL STEERING UNIT HOSE. REMOVED HOSE. INSTALLED NEW HOSE. BLED HYD AND NOSE STEERING SYS, LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-50-00 AND 12-12-02.