SDR 96ZZZX4015

Service difficulty report · Pump · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N65BL
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
054
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Pump
Part number
31B360801
Condition
Housing Cracked
Location
Lt Eng Oil
Part time
371 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK ON LEFT ENGINE. FOUND OIL PUMP HOUSING CRACKED AT UPPER LEFT BOLT HOLE AREA. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS TURNING INTO A FLEET-WIDE CONCERN AS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. OTHER OPERATORS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME CRACK. AD RECOMMENDED.