Service difficulty report · Sight Tube · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 14, 2014
Submitted
June 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120PC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0079
Aircraft time
30,123 hours
Part
Sight Tube
Part number
511700712
Condition
Split
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Component
Reservoir · Cessna
Component part number
511700728
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MAZ & DURING TRANSITION FROM CLIMB TO CRUISE SMOKE & FUMES WERE DETECTED COMING FROM DEFROST VENT. PILOT CLOSED DEFROST, RAM AIR & CABIN AIR VENT VLVS. UPON CLOSING CABIN VENTILATION VLVS, PILOT REPORTS SMOKE & FUMES NO LONGER ENTERING CABIN. PILOT RETURNED TO MAZ AS A PRECAUTION. COMPANY MX INSPECTED ACFT & FOUND HYD RESERVOIR SIGHT TUBE SPLIT & ALLOWING HYD FLUID TO ATOMIZE WHILE UNDER PRESS. COMPANY MX REPLACED HYD RESERVOIR SIGHT TUBE, SERVICED HYD RESERVOIR & PERFORMED OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKS PRIOR TO RELEASE.

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