SDR 95ZZZX1745

Service difficulty report · Line · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
March 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N92EC
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
024
Part
Line
Condition
B-Nut Loose
Location
Gear Retract
Part time
725 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON A FLIGHT FROM RIC TO RDU WITH RDU IN SIGHT, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED FOR A NO-HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LANDING. FLUID WAS EVIDENT IN NOSE WHEELWELL. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED ONLY PARTIAL LOSS OF FLUID AND PRESSURE ON SYSTEM 10 HOURS LATER. FOUND A B-NUT FOR NOSE GEAR-UP LINE LOOSE. TIGHTENED B-NUT. CYCLED GEAR, RAN ENGINES TO BLEED HYDRAULIC PUMPS. SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS A LOOSE JAM NUT AT BULKHEAD CONNECTION FROM WHEELWELL TO AVIONICS BAY ALLOWING FITTING TO VIBRATE LOOSE.

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