Service difficulty report · Line · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
July 10, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
3,010 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Line
Part number
53A1101101
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
3,010 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE ACFT WALK AROUND A SMALL QUANTITY OF FUEL WAS NOTED ON THE GROUND, CTR FUSELAGE, MID WING. INVESTIGATION OF THIS AREA FOUND BOTH FUSELAGE TO WING TANK FUEL LINES WEEPING FUEL. MFG WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NEW STYLE LINES HAD BEEN IN PRODUCTION TO SUPERSEDE THE EXISTING UNITS. NEW LINES INSTALLED, LT AND RT (PN 53A1101-101 AND 102), LEAK CHECKS CARRIED OUT AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.