Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
March 9, 2012
Submitted
March 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904HD
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45149
Aircraft time
4,122 hours, 2,793 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Part number
6627503000001
Part serial
1278
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, CREW WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND FLAPS PAST THE 8 DEGREE SETTING. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, FLAPS OPERATED CORRECTLY. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THE FLAP POWER UNIT (FPU) AS BEING DEFECTIVE. REPLACED UNIT WITH REPAIRED FLAP DRIVE UNIT. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY.