Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
November 21, 2009
Submitted
November 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494BC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0308
Aircraft time
23,938 hours
Part
Line
Part number
520010785
Condition
Split
Location
Hydraulic System
Stage of operation
LD
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

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE RT HYD FLOW LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY THE LT HYD FLOW LIGHT. COMPLETED HYD FLOW "LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT" CHECKLIST. ON DESCENT, LOWERED LANDING GEAR; GREEN NOSE WHEEL GEAR INDICATION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. COMPLETED "GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND HYDRAULICALLY" CHECKLIST; THE GREEN NOSE WHEEL DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT STILL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH CAPE APPROACH AND DIVERTED. COMPLETED "LANDING WITH A DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR CHECKLIST" AND LANDED RUNWAY 24. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. MX FOUND HYD SYS FLUID DEPLETED.

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