SDR 2022F00315

Service difficulty report · Limit Switch · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 28, 2022
Submitted
July 28, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60414
Aircraft time
1,902 hours, 1,896 cycles
Part
Limit Switch
Part number
PN2625504543
Condition
Mismarked
Location
Zone 500
Component
Flap System · Lear
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON THE 28TH OF JUNE 2022 THE L/H FLAP LIMIT SWITCH ASSY I.A.W. AMM 27-50-05 WAS CHANGED AT THE A/C D-CADA. THE ORDERED SWITCH ASSY WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH AN FAA FORM 8130-3 STATUS NEW, WHICH WAS ISSUED BY LEARJET INC ON THE 08/03/2020. THE SWITCH WAS ADJUSTED I.A.W. AMM 27-50-05 AND AFTERWARDS, A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE FLAP SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED I.A.W. AMM 27-50-00. ALL WORK WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY COMPLAINTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE ON THE 28.06.2022. HE CREW RECEIVED A T/O-WARNING DURING T/O-ROLL (FLAPS 8‘). THE T/O WAS ABORTED AT LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 40KT). THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED, AND A TECHLOG ENTRY WAS MADE (SEE ALSO OPS OCCURRENCE REPORT #256). THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING, A WIRING CHECK WAS PERFORMED DURING WHICH THE CONTINUITY WAS MEASURED ON J1071 BETWEEN PIN 4 AND PIN 5 IN THE FLAPS FULL DOWN POSITION. AT THIS POINT, NO CONTINUITY WAS MEASURED. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF THE WIRING OF THE L/H FLAP SWITCH, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CABLE DESIGNATION FOR NO. 1 (C) & NO. 2 (NO) WERE MIXED UP AND THEREFORE THE TWO CABLES WERE CONNECTED THE WRONG WAY ROUND DURING INSTALLATION. THE REASON FOR THE ABORTED TAKE-OFF WAS THE INCORRECTLY CONNECTED SWITCH S53 DUE TO THE INCORRECT LABELING OF THE CABLES FROM THE MANUFACTURER.