Service difficulty report · Uplock · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 28, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
3,768 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Uplock
Part number
6632303004006
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Main Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 PART IN QUESTION WAS INSTALLED TO REPLACE A UNIT THAT WAS LEAKING HYDRAULICS. IT WAS INSTALLED AND TESTED IAW WITH ALL MM REQUIREMENTS AND RELEASED TO SERVICE. ON TAKEOFF, ONCE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE ACFT ACCELERATED THROUGH 200 KTS, THE CREW BEGAN SEEING ABNORMAL ADVISORY WARNINGS, INCLUDING A RT MAIN GEAR DOOR NOT CLOSED LIGHT. ONCE ON THE GROUND MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT WHILE THE UPLOCK WAS MOVING FAR ENOUGH TO CAPTURE THE MAIN GEAR LEG, IT DID NOT MOVE FAR ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY DEPRESS THE PLUNGER ON THE MICROSWITCH THAT INDICATED THE MAIN GEAR DOOR CLOSED. IT DID LET THE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISH ON THE GROUND BUT DURING AIR OPERATION IT DID NOT STAY DEPRESSED.