Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Lear 25

Difficulty date
October 1, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N25EC
Make and model
Lear 25
Aircraft serial
25026
Engine
Ge CJ6101
Part
Accumulator
Part number
2505707
Condition
Leaking
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT THRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT ON LEG NR 2. A/C RETURNED TO BASE. GROUND OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED, SYSTEM WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY IAW MM. VISUAL INSP REVEALED FOLLOWING: LATCHES WERE STICKY AND REQUIRED CLEANING AND LUBRICATION. T/R SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR HAD LOST ITS CHANGE. ACCUMULATOR WAS RESERVICED BUT LEAKED DOWN AGAIN IN A SHORT TIME. GAUGE USED TO CHECK ACCUMULATOR WAS ALSO STICKING AND PROVIDING A FALSE INDICATION OF CHARGE. ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INDICATOR GAUGE. LATCHES WERE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED. AS A FURTHER PRECAUTION THE T/R SELECTOR VALVES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH SYSTEM RELIEF VALVE AND RIGHT SIDE T/R ACTUATOR. SYSTEM WAS RESERVICED AND OPS CHECKED.

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