Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
April 29, 2018
Submitted
July 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33NJ
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45148
Part
O-Ring
Part number
M834612904
Condition
Damaged
Location
Actuator
Component
Actuator
Component part number
6627602001
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 REPORTED MAIN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW CAS MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY MAIN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESS AMBER CAS MESSAGE. NORMAL BRAKE FAIL WARNING. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM TO HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS FROM RT SPOILER ACTUATOR AT THE INLET SWIVEL FITTING. SWIVEL FITTING WAS NOTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE AND THE O-RING OUT. AREA/TRIM WAS NOT WORKED PREVIOUSLY FOR TWO YEARS. ORDERED AND REPLACED SWIVEL AND O-RING WITH NEW. SERVICED AIRCRAFT WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF ALL SYSTEMS AND PUMPS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. RECEIVED A NEW MAINTENANCE TIME CONTROLLED ITEM FOR THE SPECIFIC SWIVEL PART FROM THE MANUFACTURE FOR REPLACEMENT EVERY 1200 HOURS. NO PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT WAS CONTAIN WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. DATE OF NEW REVISION TO MAINTENANCE PROGRAM APRIL 20, 2018.