Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
December 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606CS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800061
Aircraft time
4,478 hours, 2,874 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Line
Part number
S3128B0166000G
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, RECEIVED A "HYD VOLUME LOW" WARNING & OBSERVED BOTH VOLUME & PRESSURE GO INTO YELLOW WITH VOLUME EVENTUALLY GOING DOWN TO 50 CI. PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH & ELECTED TO KEEP MLG DOWN & LOCKED. COMPLIED WITH CHECKLIST, DECLARED EMERGENCY, & DIVERTED. LANDED USING EMERGENCY BRAKING & ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE IN NWS. MX FOUND LT RETRACT FLEX LINE TO GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING. DURING GEAR SWING, FOUND AN ADDITIONAL LEAK AT LT SHUTTLE VALVE. FLEX LINE REPLACED & SHUTTLE VALVE LINE TORQUED. ALL 4 WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLIES REPLACED & A SATISFACTORY MLG RETRACTION TEST PERFORMED. COMPLETED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK FLT & ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.