Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
October 2, 2006
Submitted
October 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122CS
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250469
Aircraft time
3,786 hours, 3,253 cycles
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
991242339
Part serial
781
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, F, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKING OFF FROM MKE ON A CHECK FLIGHT/POSITIONING LEG TO BDR THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED AND THE FLAPS HAD JUST REACHED 0 DEGREES. THE CHECK FLIGHT WAS TO VERIFY THAT THE REPAIR MADE IN MKE WERE GOING TO CORRECT AN INTERMITTANT HYDRAULIC INDICATION PROBLEM. THE SERVICE CENTER HAD REPLACED A SOLENOID-LOADING VALVE WHICH APPEARED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DURING GROUND CHECKS. THE LANDING GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN USING THE EMERGENCY EXTEND SYSTEM AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED BACK TO MKE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BURNED DOWN FUEL IT PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL FLAPS UP LANDING. THE SERVICE CENTER TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM TO A FAILED SOLENOID LOAD

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