Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 1, 2021
Submitted
August 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800115
Aircraft time
12,531 hours, 8,356 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
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

HYDRAULIC LINE: HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW L-R AMBER CAS BOTH EMERGENCY GEAR BLOWDOWN AND EMERGENCY BRAKING APPLIED. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS WITH THE HYDRAULIC MULE. DURING INITIAL SWINGS FOUND THE CYCLE TO TAKE MORE THAN 125 WITH 3100 PSI IN THE SYSTEM.CONTINUED TO CYCLE THE GEAR UNITL THE GEAR WAS WITHIN THE ALOTTED TIME OF 85 +/-1S. GOT SWINGS TO BE APPORX 6.6 SECONDS ON EXTENSION WITH 7.74S ON RETRACTION. DOWNJACKED AIRCRAFT AND RELOCATED AIRCRAFT TO BLAST FENCE. STARTED THE ENGINES AND FOUND NO DEFECTS UPON POWER UP. CYCLED ALL HYDRAULICALLY POWERED ITEMS AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR TO BE UNDER THE MIN. SERVICED THE RESERVOIR TO PROPER LEVEL AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.ALL MX CW IN REF TO CE-680 AMM 32-30-00 AND 12-12-02.