Service difficulty report · Panel · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 6, 2004
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N240FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
167
Aircraft time
4,323 hours, 2,959 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Panel
Part number
2422510
Part serial
W1779S
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Spoiler
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ARRIVE WITH LT SPOILER PANEL DAMAGE AT THE IB FWD EDGE CORNER. AN INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THIS SPOILER PANEL WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED AT THIS STATION ON 9/16/2004 FOR A SIMULAR DEFECT AT TT: 4277.5 AND TC: 2923. SB 60-27-2 WAS USED TO INSTALL AND TRIM THE PANEL AT INSTALLATION. THE SB TRIM CLEARANCE FOR THIS PANEL IS .030 INCH TO .060 INCH, MFG MM 27-60-01 TRIM CLEARANCE IS .050 INCH TO .080 INCH. THE PANEL CLEARANCE WAS FOUND TO BE AT .040 INCH WHICH WAS TOO TIGHT WHEN USED AS SPOILERONS IN FLIGHT. INCORRECT TRIM GAP IN SB 27-60-2. MFG TO EVALUATE AND MAKE CHANGE. (EA09200500525) (K)