Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 28, 2025
Submitted
April 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0044
Aircraft time
8,861 hours, 5,903 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT WE RECEIVED THE HYD VOLUME LOW CAS MESSAGE. VOLUME INDICATED 120 CU IN. WE FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURE AND UNLOADED THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMPS. QUANTITY SETTLED AT 140-160 AFTER UNLOADING PUMPS. LANDED USING QRH PROCEDURE AND DID USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DURING LANDING. FLUID WAS OBSERVED AFTER LANDING ON THE FORWARD BELLY AND ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND GEAR VENTS TO THE RIGHT OF THE NOSE GEAR. SERVICED HYDRAULICS AND APPLIED HYD POWER FOUND SYS LEAKING FROM OVERBOARD DRAINS. RESET GEAR EMERG BLOWDOWN BOTTLE & GEAR CONTROL MANIFOLD IAW AMM 12-10-45 PURGED LINES & PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTION SYSTEM OPS CHECKS & BLEEDS IAW AMM 32-00-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED HYD SYS QTY NO LONGER DROPPING

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