Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
June 3, 2010
Submitted
June 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
E81R759X
Chronos Aviation, LLC.
Aircraft
N106QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK381
Aircraft time
2,730 hours, 2,551 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
2,730 hours, 2,551 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Stiff
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INVESTIGATED REPORTED RT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER NOT FULLY DEPLOYING AFTER LANDING. FOUND REVERSER ASSY. STICKING AND UNABLE TO UNLOCK INBD ACTUATOR. UNLOCKED ACTUATOR AFTER ISOLATING AND ACTUATING WITH HAND PUMP. FOUND REVERSER ASSY. UPPER AND LOWER DOOR ACTUATING MECHANISMS VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE. LUBRICATED THE DOOR ACTUATING MECHANISMS GUIDE RODS AS REQUIRED IAW THE MM 12-20-00 AND 78-30-00 UNTIL FREE MOVEMENT OBTAINED. REASSEMBLED THRUST REVERSER, FOUND TO FUNCTION NORMALLY THROUGH REPEATED CYCLES. TRANSIENT ACFT, MX HISTORY UNKNOWN. IAW MM 12-20-00, THE GUIDE RODS SHOULD BE LUBRICATED EVERY "A" INSP (200 HRS).