Service difficulty report · Lever · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
September 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
517 hours
Part
Lever
Part number
4527603010005
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Spoiler
Part time
450 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON SEPT 21, 2015, CREW REPORTED A POSITIVE LT TURN UPON DEPLOYMENT OF THE FLIGHT SPOILERS. THIS OCCURRED DURING A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT WITH NO TURBULENCE AT 9000 FT AND 253 KNOTS. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. DURING OUR TROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT SPOILER RVDT ADJUSTABLE LEVER ASSY WAS IMPROPERLY SECURED WHICH LEAD TO THE LOSS OF CORRECT ADJUSTMENT. THE SPOILER SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE OEM WAS CONTACTED AND THIS FINDING WAS ALSO REPORTED TO THEM. AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, WE WILL CHECK ALL OF OUR ACFT TO MAKE SURE THE SPOILER RVDT ADJUSTABLE LEVER ASSEMBLIES ARE PROPERLY SECURED.