SDR 5266S

Service difficulty report · Support Beam · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
March 17, 2004
Submitted
April 15, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N601GG
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
192
Part
Support Beam
Part number
2660016507
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

LT AND RT THRUST REVERSER, THE SUPPORT BEAMS, ALSO KNOWN AS BIRD CAGES PN 266-0016-507 ARE CRACKING AT THE GUIDE ROD FEED THROUGHS. THIS DISCREPANCY HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON THE FOLLOWING N620JF, 60-074, N114PJ, 60-114, N600GG 60-115, N91772 60-053, N60UU 60-007, N603SC 60-096, N415NP 60-024, N43NR 60-043, N601GG 60-192. AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW REPLACEMENT SUPPORT BEAM PN 288-0019-1 WE HAVE DISCOVERED NO CRACKS AT THE GUIDE ROD FEED THROUGHS