Service difficulty report · Pump · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
February 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35A
Part
Pump
Part number
66003013
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic System
Part time
8,234 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F, 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) ON FINAL WITH FULL FLAPS, THE LEFT SPOILER ON REMAINED EXTENDED WHEN CONTROLS WERE RETURNED TO NEUTRAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED OK. NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD FAILED AND CONTAMINATED SYSTEM WITH DEBRIS WHICH CLOGGEDTHE SPOILER FILTER. THIS CAUSED SPOILER TO FREEZE IN POSITION. INVESTIGATION OF PUMP SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE PISTON RETAINER SCREWS WAS MISSING. THE SCREW FOUND IN PUMP CAVITY. IT APPEARS THIS SCREW HAD BACKED OUT OF POSITION AS IT WAS NOT SHEARED AND THREADS IN PLATE WERE NOT DAMAGED. THIS BEING THE CASE, IT WOULD BE CAUSE FOR PUMP FAILURE AS IT WOULD END UP IN PISTON CAVITY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A SCREW BEING SAFETY WIRED AS OTHER 3 SCREWS WERE, BUT THIS COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED.

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