Service difficulty report · Line · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
April 20, 2016
Submitted
April 20, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N728CL
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
109
Aircraft time
6,867 hours, 5,807 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Brakes
Part time
6,867 hours, 5,807 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOTS RT POWER BRAKE VALVE HAS A RIGID ALUMINUM LINE FOR THE SYS PRESSURE LINE PORT. THIS LINE WHEN TIGHTENED MOVES THE LINE TOWARD THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. OVER MANY YEARS THE RUDDER PEDAL HAD CHAFED THE HYDRAULIC SUPPLY LINE AND EVENTUALLY CAUSED A PIN HOLE LEAK IN THE LINE. THIS LINE IS UNDER EXTREME PRESSURE AND CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL LEAK. COMPLETE RUPTURE OF THIS LINE WOULD HAVE RENDERED THE ACFT WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY.

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