Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 6, 2000
Submitted
October 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261PG
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
329
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF; RETURN TO LAND. AIRCRAFT JACKED BY MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED THAT GEAR WOULD RETRACT TO ''IN-TRANSIT'' MODE ONLY. DETERMINED RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING FROM WEEP-HOLE WHEN IN ''RETRACT'' POSITION AND A RETRACTION CYCLE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE RT MAIN ACTUATOR AND FUNCTIONAL TESTED GEAR OPERATION SATISFACTORY. RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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