SDR 4029

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
December 1, 2004
Submitted
December 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130F
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
044
Aircraft time
14,532 hours, 13,019 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
9,218 hours, 6,233 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
232710021
Part serial
RH0030
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
7,015 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO MKC, SELECTED GEAR DOWN ONLY, THE TWO MAINS CAME DOWN AND LOCKED, DIVERTED TO MCI AIRPORT USED EMERGENCY AIR TO BLOW GEAR DOWN LANDED NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE SERVICED HYD RESERVOIR AND BLED SYSTEM. FERRIED A/C TO MKC MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING, REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR OPS. CHECKS GOOD, CYCLED GEAR SIX TIMES RELEASED FOR SERVICE