SDR 0025

Service difficulty report · Diode · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
March 3, 2004
Submitted
March 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N49BE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
192
Aircraft time
15,073 hours, 10,342 cycles
Part
Diode
Part number
CR105
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Mlg
Part time
15,073 hours, 10,342 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT INTO DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR TO EXTEND. AFTER ATTEMPTING A COUPLE OF TIMES AND AFTER PULLING AND RESETING THE GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND THE GEAR EXTENDED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR SYSTEM WAS BLEED OF THE NITROGEN AND TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND A DIODE IN THE COPILOT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AREA, AT CONNECTION CR105, TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE DIODE WAS RESOLDERED TO ITS CONNECTOR. THE GEAR OPERATION WAS CHECKED PER THE LEAR JET MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 32-41-00 AND CHECKED GOOD.

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