Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 17, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft time
4,170 hours
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Actuator
Part number
2317100016
Part serial
B003
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,538 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ARRIVAL, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCK. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED, FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS CHECKED, NOSE GEAR STAYED IN WHEEL WELL. FREE FALL PRESSURE TESTED AND FOUND TO BE BETWEEN 85 TO 90 LBS (MAX LIMIT 20 LBS). GEAR DOOR AND GEAR ACTUATOR WAS DISCONNECTED AND GEAR FREE FALL WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. SUSPECT FAULTY INTERNAL GEAR ACTUATOR LOCKING SLEEVE. NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR REPLACED. FUNCTIONAL CHECK CARRIED OUT-SERVICEABLE. (TC NR 20070718002)