Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 23, 2013
Submitted
July 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800130
Aircraft time
5,776 hours, 3,739 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
AS11606K0166
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT GEAR RETRACTION, HYD FLUID LET LOOSE IN NOSE AREA. GEAR DID NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY AND FELL AGAIN TO DOWN POSITION. UNLOCK AND 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HYD VOLUME LOW CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. HYD PRESSURE LOW CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. BOTH OF THOSE QUANTITIES READ "ZERO". "HYD VOLUME LOW" EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. GEAR WAS BLOWN TO DOWN POSITION, EMERGENCY BREAK WAS EMPLOYED. INSPECTED NLG. FOUND NWS CENTERING HYD FLEX LINE RUPTURED. R & R NWS CENTERING HYD FLEX LINE WITH NEW UNIT. FOUND LARGE AMOUNT OF HYD FLUID DRIPPING FROM BELLY OF ACFT. REMOVED PANELS,144AR, 154AC, 154BC, 164AC, 164BC, 166AC, 165AC, 176AC, 175AC, AND 315AL AND CLEANED PANELS AND AREAS UNDER PANELS. REINSTALLED ALL REMOVED PANELS. SERVICED HYD SYSTEM AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED A FULL ACFT HYD SYSTEM BLEED AS REQUIRED. OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR AND NWS SYSTEM GOOD AT THIS TIME.