Service difficulty report · Door · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
March 4, 2008
Submitted
March 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1JG
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
055
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Door
Part number
542215120
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 10,000 FT, CREW OBSERVED A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND AIR NOISE. AC WAS SLOWED TO BELOW 250 KTS AND THEN CREW HEARD A (BANG) NOISE. AFTER LANDING IT WAS NOTICED THA THE RT OB GEAR DOOR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (K)