Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 27, 2021
Submitted
January 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605654
Aircraft time
12,914 hours, 9,899 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
99126253
Part serial
0518
Condition
Defective
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF AND DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER GEAR AND FLAP RETRACTION THE HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINARED. AS PIC AFTER IDENTIFYING THE ISSUE AND CANCELLING THE CAUTION LIGHT, I CALLED FOR THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. I THEN TRANFERRED THE CONTROLS TO THE F/O AND REFERENCED THE HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATION IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST AND AS PART OF THE CHECKLIST THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED AND THE HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATION EXTINGUISHED. AS PER THE CHECKLIST WE RESET THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATOR RE-ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EXECUTING THE APPROACH IN PHL. AFTER TRANSFERRING THE CONTROLS BACK TO ME PRIOR TO THE APPROACH, WE CONFIGURED FOR LANDING AND THE HYD PRESS ANNUNCIATIOR EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO LANDING. ALL HYDRAULIC DEPENDENT SUBSYSTEMS OPERATED NORMAL DURING THE FLIGHT. AFTER LANDUNG THE HYD PRESS ANNUNCITOR DID NOT RE-ILLUMINATE. REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT INTO HANGER, CONNECTED HYDRAULIC MULE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF FLAPS, SPEED BRAKES AND HORIZONTAL STAB, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONTACTED MCC WITH FINDINGS, WITH NO PRIOR HISTORY THEY ELECTED TO HAVE US REPLACE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH. PLACED AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FAULTS. DOWN JACKED AIRCRAFT. ALL WORK DONE, IAW CE-560XL M/M 29-11-06. OPERATIONS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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