Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 9, 2024
Submitted
March 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800207
Aircraft time
14,586 hours, 9,810 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
99146433
Part serial
K1432
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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 VOLUME LOW AMBER CAS: DURING FLIGHT AT FL400 AN AMBER CAS MESSAGE HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED QRH AND DIVERTED. AFTER LANDING AND PARKED AT FBO OBSERVED WHAT APPEARS TO BE HYDRAULIC FLUID DRIPPING FROM LEFT ENGINE DRAIN MAST. FOUND HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM THE THIRD DRAIN LINE FROM THE FRONT. CLOSED LH HYD SHUT-OFF VALVE. REMOVED LH HYD PUMP IAW MM 29-10-04. PUMP SHAFT STILL IN TACT AND DID NOT NOTE ANY DEBRIS IN HYD PUMP. REMOVED & REPLACED & PRIMED LT HYD PUMP IAW MM 29-10-04. RAN ENGINES AND NO LEAKS AT THIS TIME FROM FILTER BOWLS AND LH EDP CONNECTIONS. OPERATED SPEED BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FOR ADDITIONAL BLEEDING.