Service difficulty report · Swivel · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 8, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
1,438 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Swivel
Part number
42302200
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pylon Duct
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT THE RT ENG PYLON OVHT CAS WARNING ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CARRIED OUT AND POWER REDUCED ON RT ENGINE. ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED 60 TO 90 SECONDS AFTER POWER WAS REDUCED. AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. UPON INSPECTION AND GROUNDS RUNS PERFORMED, THE RT PYLON HIGH PRESSURE DUCT ASSEMBLY, P/N LJ01317-002 WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM A SWIVEL JOINT. THE JOINT WAS FOUND TO BE NOT AS TIGHT AS THE OPPOSITE END AND IT APPEARED THAT SOMEONE HAD ATTEMPTED A LEAK REPAIR OF THE SWIVEL JOINT WITH 763 HIGH TEMP RTV. DUCT ASSEMBLY P/N LJ01317-002 WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECKS COMPLETED. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING CHECK WAS ALSO CARRIED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.