Service difficulty report · Line · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
August 5, 2024
Submitted
August 12, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N237CK
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
237
Aircraft time
14,273 hours, 11,937 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
17337986
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Broken
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING THEY DISCOVERED THEY HAD TWO GREEN AND THREE RED GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS INDICATING ZERO. THEY USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM TO OBTAIN THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE CAPILLARY LINE FOR HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS BROKEN. THE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY SYSTEM WERE SERVICED, AND GEAR, FLAP AND SPOILER CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS FOR THE LEARJET 35/35A/36/36A MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

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