Service difficulty report · Unlock Switch · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 12, 2022
Submitted
January 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87SK
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45317
Aircraft time
4,740 hours, 3,563 cycles
Part
Unlock Switch
Part number
DS1594
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D, H

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING PERFORMING TR CHECKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF RECIEVING A LH REV FAULT CAS MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE COULD NOT BE CLEARED. OPERATIONS WERE CONTIUNED PER MEL 78-30-01-02. DURING THE MAINTENANCE EVENT THE MX TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINE THE INBD AND OTBD LATCH/UNLATCH SWITCHES (S2 AND S4) WERE FAULTY AND WERE REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCHES. RIGGING AND OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THIS CLEARED THE MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.