Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 21, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
3,010 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Sleeve
Part number
145468
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
3,146 hours
Component
Flap Actuator · Lear
Component part number
66275503000
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 THE COMPLETION OF SB45-27-40 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NR 3 (RT INBD) FLAP ACTUATOR BALLSCREW SLEEVE WAS CRACKED APPROX 0.250 INCHES LONG, CTR OF THE SLEEVE. REMAINING FLAP ACTUATORS (POSITIONS 1, 2, AND 4) WERE FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE AT TIME OF INSP. THIS SB IS THE VISUAL, AND THEN FLUORESCENT PENETRATE OF THE FLAP ACTUATOR BALLSCREW SLEEVE. VISUAL INSP OF THE ACTUATOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES OF SLEEVE. PART 3 OF THE SB REQUIRES AN EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE TO DETERMINE TYPE OF RECERTIFICATION TO BE COMPLETED. IAW PAR 3(B)2 THE ACTUATOR WAS REPAIRED USING SB45-27-41. THIS REQUIRES A SLEEVE RETAINING CAP TO BE INSTALLED OVER THE OVER THE FLAP ACTUATOR BALL SLEEVE. ACFT SYS TESTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.