Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
November 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft time
9,535 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
2327100012
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,304 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO BASE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED BY USING THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST PROCEDURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RT MLG ACTUATOR TO BE LEAKING FLUID WHILE THE GEAR IS IN MOTION, INCLUDING WHEN THE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED, IT WAS ASSESSED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY. THE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A RENTAL UNIT WHILE OUR ACTUATOR HAS BEEN SENT TO MFG FOR REPAIR. LUBRICATION OF THE SWITCH ACTUATOR CARRIED OUT, EMERGENCY AIR SYSTEM SERVICED, ALL APPLICABLE FUNCTION AND LEAKED CHECKED OUT SERVICEABLE. WE HAVE NO HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE OF EVER HAPPENING BEFORE. WE ARE ASKING FOR A TEARDOWN REPORT FROM MFG.

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