Service difficulty report · Sight Tube · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
February 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69SC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0041
Aircraft time
26,372 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Sight Tube
Part number
511700712
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Hyd Reservoir
Component
Reservoir · Cessna
Component part number
511700728
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, DURING CRUISE CONFIGURATION, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST TO ALLEVIATE SMOKE FROM CABIN. DIVERTED TO CLOSEST AIRPORT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED ACFT, FOUND HYD RESERVOIR SIGHT TUBE RUPTURED, AND RESERVOIR EMPTY. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE WAS FOUND. WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SMOKE BY THE CREW WAS ATOMIZED HYD FLUID FROM RUPTURED SIGHT TUBE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED SIGHT TUBE, SERVICED RESERVOIR, AND RELEASED ACFT BACK TO SERVICE.

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