Service difficulty report · Lpt Disk · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
August 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Lpt Disk
Part number
30A1102
Condition
Mis Manufacture
Location
3rd Stage
Part time
50 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) A TURBINE DISK MACHINED, AS A TRIAL, TO AN UNAPPROVED PROCESS WAS ERRONEOUSLY ASSEMBLED INTO A MODULE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BUILT INTO ENGINE CA0043 CURRENTLY ON LEARJET 60-103. THE UNAPPROVED PART WAS REPLACED. THIS IS AN ISOLATED CASE AND NO OTHER DISKS ARE AFFECTED.