Service difficulty report · Plug · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
February 26, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Plug
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Gear Shaft
Component
Gear Shaft · Pwa
Component part number
30B4405
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) EN-ROUTE, THE CREW OBSERVED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT A PLUG IN THE STARTER GEAR SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS DISLODGED, SUCH THAT PRESSURE OIL COULD ESCAPE THE ENGINE. FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE PLUG HAD NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY SWAGED INTO THE BORE OF THE GEAR SHAFT. OTHER OPERATORS WHO HAVE GEAR SHAFTS FROM THE SAME PROCESS BATCH OF GEAR SHAFTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED AND THEIR GEAR SHAFTS ARE BEING RE-INSPECTED TO CONFIRM ADEQUATE SWAGING OF THE PLUG.