Service difficulty report · Seal · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
February 28, 2009
Submitted
March 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N95AG
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
079
Aircraft time
7,863 hours, 5,462 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
2322550
Condition
Frozen
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED PASSING FL340 THE PFD INDICATED AN AILERON MISTRIM ANNUNCIATION. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE A/P, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE AILERONS FELT STIFF. THE CREW STOPPED THE CLIMB AT FL350, RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED FROM OKC TO BNA. WHILE PASSING FL230, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS "SNAPPED LOOSE" AND THEN APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY FROM THEN ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AILERON BRUSH SEALS SATURATED WITH WATER. BLEW OUT WATER WITH DRY NITROGEN AND LUBRICATED SEALS. PERFORMED CHECK OF AILERON SYSTEM. NO INTERFERENCE NOTED. PERFORMED FLIGHT TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.