SDR 0018

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
May 10, 2002
Submitted
May 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553V
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35A141
Aircraft time
9,751 hours, 7,185 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
48C48608102
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Part time
9,751 hours, 7,185 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL BUT RT MAIN GEAR SHOWED AN UNSAFE INDICATION. THE INBOARD GEAR DOOR DID NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO COMPRESS THE INBOARD GEAR DOOR SWITCH. INBOARD GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR HAD BEEN RESEALED DURING A 600 HR INSPECTION PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE DOOR ACTUATOR REMOVED, RESEALED, REINSTALLED & OPERATIONAL CHECKED PER LEAR JET MM PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF HAD UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION, RETURNED TO AIRPORT, EXTENDED THE GEAR AND GEAR EXTENDED NORMAL. AFTER RETURN ACFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS. DURING RETRACTION, MX WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INDICATION. INBOARD GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR WAS READJUSTED AND GEAR WAS AGAIN CHECKED FOR OPERATION & CHECKED NORMAL.

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