Service difficulty report · Washer · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 25, 2004
Submitted
October 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
182
Aircraft time
4,179 hours, 3,010 cycles
Part
Washer
Part number
AN9014A
Condition
Crushed
Location
Shuttle Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, K, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

"LOW HYD PRESS" WARNING MSG ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF (FROM DEN) FOR BOTH 1/2 SYSTEMS. CREW DIVERTED TO ICT FOR RUNWAY LENGTH AND MX AVAILABILITY. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND PROCEDURES FOLLOWED FOR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND BRAKE ACTIVATION. ON ROLLOUT, NR 1 AND NR 2 MAIN TIRES BLEW OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND NR 3 MAIN DEFLATED. A CRUSH WASHER P/N: AN901-4A ON THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD DOOR ACTUATOR SHUTTLE VALVE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BLOWN OUT. PICTURES OF THE WASHER HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. NO SIGNS OF METAL CONTAMINATION ARE PRESENT IN THE HYDRAULIC FLUID. TWO PUMPS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ORDER, ALONG WITH NEW FILTERS. NO EVIDENCE OF METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE FILTERS.