Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
June 6, 2019
Submitted
June 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N94GH
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500021
Aircraft time
10,815 hours, 8,073 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
AS120E075K170
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Part time
10,815 hours, 8,073 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 ON CLIMB OUT AND TEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT GOT HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW ANNUNCIATOR. CREW VERIFIED THE VOLUME LOW AND PERFORMED THE HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW CHECKLIST, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT KHOU AND RETURNED AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER INCIDENT. POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTENANCE HANGER AND UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED DUE TO A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC HOSE JUST OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GOING TO THE DOWN PORTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. ALL GEAR CYCLED DOWN AND LOCKED UTILIZING THE NORMAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, DID NOT NEED TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN SYSTEM BUT THE PILOT DID USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO THE UNRESPONSIVE BRAKE PEDALS.

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