Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 19, 2010
Submitted
June 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605546
Aircraft time
4,628 hours, 3,340 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT CHECKS AFTER UNRELATED MX ACTIVITY CREW WAS UNABLE TO DEPLOY THRUST REVERSERS OR RAISE FLAPS AND RETURNED TO SERVICE CTR. SERVICE CTR MX TROUBLESHOT SYS AND FOUND THE HYD LOADING VALVE CONNECTOR PLUG MISCLOCKED CAUSING WIRE BUNDLE TO CONTACT SURROUNDING STRUCTURAL SUPPORT RIB. WIRE BUNDLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CHAFING ON RIB, RENDERING THE LOADING VALVE INOPERATIVE. MX RECLOCKED THE BACK SHELL OF CONNECTOR PLUG, REPAIRED WIRE BUNDLE AND FITTED THE SURROUNDING RIB CUT-OUT WITH CATERPILLAR GROMMET MATERIAL TO PREVENT CHAFING. OPS CHECK OF HYD SYS WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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