Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 12, 2007
Submitted
January 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
164
Aircraft time
5,033 hours, 3,835 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Actuator
Part number
74691
Part serial
0266
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
5,033 hours, 3,835 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED TO THE (UP) POSITION. THE GEAR THEN MOMENTARILY RETRACTED, THEN EXTENDED EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE (UP) POSITION. MX REPLACED THE LT IB GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. OPS CHECK AND GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.