Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
October 13, 2011
Submitted
November 1, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N904HD
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
0149
Aircraft time
4,008 hours, 2,725 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
6627602002005
Part serial
211
Condition
Failed
Location
Spoiler Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AFTER ENGINE START AND SPOILER CHECK RECEIVED A "SPOILER FAIL" CAS MESSAGE, MESSAGE WOULD NOT CLEAR. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THAT THE SPOILERON COMPUTER DEFECTIVE. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED COMPUTER, HALF WAY THROUGH THE CONFIGURATION AND CALIBRATION TESTING THE NEW COMPUTER THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS FOUND TO DEFECTIVE. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THE SPOILER HYDRAULIC SHUTOFF VALVE THAT WAS MAKING THE COMPUTER FAIL UNDER A LOAD. THE SHUTOFF VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH REPAIRED UNIT, FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED PER THE AMM 27-60-02.