Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
October 3, 2008
Submitted
October 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610F
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
452027
Aircraft time
2,411 hours, 1,972 cycles
Part
Schrader Valve
Part number
MS288892
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Part time
2,411 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAIL CAS DURING GEAR RETRACTION. HASH MARKS ON ALL THREE GEAR INDICATIONS AFTER RETRACTION. LOWERED GEAR AGAIN AND RECEIVED GREEN LIGHTS ON ALL THREE. COULD NOT CLEAR NWS FAIL CAS. NOSE GEAR WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AN AIR RETURN TO KBED WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXI. MX FOUND NLG STRUT WITH NO PRESSURE & SCHRADER VALVE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG STRUT SCHRADER VALVE AND SERVICED STRUT. PERFORMED EXT & RETRACTION F/T & OPS TEST OF NWS. ALL TESTS NORMAL. VISUALLY CHECKED NLG ASSY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.