Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 11, 2001
Submitted
October 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N50MJ
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
164
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
1217243
Condition
Disengaged
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
12,269 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING THE NR 1 THRUST REVERSER WOULD NOT STOW. THE FLEXIBLE DRIVESHAFT (OUTBOARD) BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE AIR MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY. WITH ONLY ONE SIDE DRIVING THE THRUST REVERSER, THE MECHANISM COCKED AND BOUND UP. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM BEAR, A BETTER RETENTION METHOD MIGHT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE DRIVESHAFT.

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