Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 30, 2018
Submitted
August 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699TL
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60332
Aircraft time
3,649 hours, 2,103 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Pinched
Location
Anti-Skid Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT IN CHARGE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY, NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. DURING TURNOFF, THE STEERING SYSTEM DISENGAGED. NORMAL PROCEDURE IS TO REENGAGE THE STEERING SYSTEM, BUT THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT REENGAGE. THE CREW NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO TAXI AND SUSPECTED A TIRE OR TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN FLAT. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND INVESTIGATE. EXTERNAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE TWO RIGHT MAIN TIRES TO BE FLAT, AND FLAT SPOTS ON TREAD THROUGH ALL 14 PLYS OF THE TIRES WERE THE CAUSE. ON INVESTIGATION, TECHNICIANS FOUND AND REPAIRED A PINCHED GROUND WIRE G24B20 LOCATED 22 INCHES FROM CONNECTOR D330 TO THE RIGHT ANTI-SKID VALVE. WITH THIS WIRE PINCHED, IT CAUSED BOTH RIGHT MAIN BRAKES TO LOCK UP IN AIR MODE, NR 3 AND 4 MAIN TIRES AND BRAKES WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED ON TOUCHDOWN. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE MLG AND AXLES, ALONG WITH A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE STEERING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FINDINGS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.