Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 18, 2025
Submitted
December 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0138
Aircraft time
7,396 hours, 4,924 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
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 DECENT APPLIED SPEED BRAKE HANDLE TO CONTROLL SPEED. THEN THE AMBER CAS HYD VOLUME LOW MESSAGE APPEARED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND FOLLOWED THE QRH TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. PERFORMED & SUBMITTED AN ARES DOWNLOAD, ON INLTIAL WALK AROUND FOUND HYD FLULD DRIPPING FROM LT ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP DRAIN, MOST FWD DRAIN LINE. CURRENTLY NO HYD LOW MSG & QTY SHOWS MAX OUT AT 700 ON BOTH EICAS & ANALOG GAUGE AT SERVICE PORT . PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF HYD SYSTS FOR LEAKS IAW MM 29- 00-00, NO LEAKS NOTED. VERIFIED THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR VOLUME INDICATOR & POTENTIOMETER FOR CORRECT OPS, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 29-30-00. REMOVED HYD RESERVOIR ACCUMULATOR. INSTALLED OVERHAULED UNIT IAW MM 29-10-45. SERVICED ACCUMULATOR & RESERVOIR . PERFORMED BLEEDING CHECKS. DURING BLEEDING CHECKS, LT EDP DRIPPING HYD FLULD, 1 DRIP EVERY 10 SECS, 1 DRIP EVERY 3 SECS WITH HYD PRESSURE. REGARDLESS OF AIR OR PRESSURE IN SYS, ALLOWABLE LEAK RATE FOR LT EDP IS 1 DRIP EVERY 2 HRS. EDP REPLACED. PERFORMED AIRCRAFT JACKING AND GEAR SWINGS TO BLEED THE MLG. PERFORMED ENG RUNS OPS AND LEAK CHECKS, NO DEFECTS HYD SYS BLEEDING & SERVICE IS COMPLETED. ALL IAW AMM 29-00-00.

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