Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 13, 2022
Submitted
December 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0081
Aircraft time
5,886 hours, 3,881 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
L
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

DURING CRUISE, AT FL430 HYD VOLUME LOW AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED. HYD FLUID CAN BE SEEN DRIPPING FROM RT ENGINE DRAIN MAST. INSPECTED RT ENG HYD PUMP & FOUND FLUID FROM DRAIN MAST ON BOTH PAD DRAINS. CHECKED SYS VOLUME, FOUND 190 CI, PRESSURIZED SYS WITH AUX PUMP & RATE OF LEAK INCREASED. BOTH PYLONS HAVE HYD FLUID COMING OUT OF AFT PANELS. 3 PRESSURE SWITCHES LEAKING FROM WEEP HOLES. REMOVED & INSPECTED RT PUMP PRESS CASE FILTERS & FOUND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL. INSTALLED NEW FILTERS, R & R HYD PUMP AGB SEAL. INSPECTED FOR FLUID PAST SEAL, FOUND NONE. R & R RT HYD PUMP. COMPLIED WITH LEAK & OPS CHECK HYD PUMP & FILTER, NO FAULTS. ALL IAW AMM 29-10-05, 29-10-80, 29-10-70, MM 72-60-01, & MM 72-60-01.

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