Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 11, 2002
Submitted
August 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660AA
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500059
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS287784
Condition
Nicked
Location
Actuator Filter
Part time
388 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

PERFORMED EMER LANDING DUE TO LOSING NORMAL HYD PRESSURE AND QUANTITY. AC WAS 1100 LBS OVER MAX LANDING WEIGHT WHEN EMER LANDING WAS PERFORMED. LEFT LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY BEFORE LOST HYD PRESSURE. REMOVED INSP PANELS FROM AC BELLY AND FOUND THAT HYD FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF WEEP HOLE ABOVE ACCESSED AREA. ACCESSED AILERON BELLCRANK AREA BY REMOVING AFT CABIN FLOORBOARD. FOUND AREA FULL OF HYD FLUID. PRESSURIZED HYD SYST AND FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM AILERON BOOST ACTUATOR FILTER O-RING. REMOVED O-RING AND FOUND O-RING WAS NICKED. REPLACED WITH NEW O-RING. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORM ENG RUN. MAINT TEST FLIGHT. ALL SYS CHECKED GOOD.

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