SDR 97ZZZX1363

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
March 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N127GT
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
067
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS130413
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Eng Bleed
Part time
4,006 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

FOUND EVIDENCE OF A BLEED AIR LEAK ON THE INBOARD UPPER COWL OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. REMOVED COWL AND FOUND BLEED AIR FLANGE (ITEM NR 159C REF PAGE 2) SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH. BOTH BOLTS (ITEM NR 160) HAD THEIR HEADS SHEARED OR POPPED OFF. THE GASKET (ITEM NR 163P) WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. REPLACED ALL GASKETS AND HARDWARE WITH NEW.