Service difficulty report · Latch · Lear 55C

Difficulty date
July 24, 2005
Submitted
August 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113YS
Make and model
Lear 55C
Aircraft serial
55071
Aircraft time
10,259 hours, 7,230 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
451230
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
10,259 hours, 7,230 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN WENT OUT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE UNIT WORKED GOOD ON THE GROUND. THE T/R'S WERE PINNED AND DEFERRED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO THE INBOARD PNEUMATIC LATCH AND SYSTEM WAS RUN ON THE GROUND AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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