Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
September 7, 2010
Submitted
September 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
452051
Aircraft time
3,104 hours, 2,498 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Brakes
Part time
3,104 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

CREW ADVISED CAS ILLUMINATED. FLAPS & GEAR BOTH RETRACTED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST & USED EMERGENCY BRAKING, BLOWING BOTH LT MAIN TIRES. CAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH GEAR EXTENSION, & EMERGENCY BRAKING PROCEDURES HAD TO BE USED IAW CHECKLIST. MX REPORTED ON ENGINE RUN, ACFT HAD NO BRAKING ACTION WHEN APPLIED. MX REPLACED BRAKE CONTROL VALVE & SWAPPED ANTI SKID VALVES FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. OPS TESTS CONDUCTED NORMALLY. ON NEXT ATTEMPTED TRIP, PILOT REPORTED THAT AS SOON AS THEY RELEASED PARKING BRAKE TO TAXI OUT, SAME CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. TRIED TO POWER DOWN & START BACKUP BUT MESSAGE STILL POSTED. AFTER ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND PIN A ON MT57 PUSHED BACK. REST PIN & RECONNECTED. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. TAXI TESTS NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.