Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
May 7, 2019
Submitted
May 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N46MF
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
377
Aircraft time
12,980 hours, 11,283 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2307006237
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DECENT INTO AIRPORT, FOR LANDING, ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS LOST. INITIALLY FLAPS SELECTED TO 8 DEGREES WAS GOOD BUT WHEN 20 DEGREES FLAPS WERE SELECTED THEY STOPPED AT 10 DEGREES. HAD TO BLOW DOWN GEAR IN ORDER TO LAND WHICH ALSO ALLOWED FOR FLAP SELECTION AND BREAKING. LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SUPPLY FLEX HOSE LEADING TO THE LEFT SPOILER ACTUATOR HAD A CHAFED AREA THAT WENT THROUGH THE BRAIDED WIRING THUS WEARING A HOLE IN THE RUBBER HOSE. THE DEFECTIVE HOSE WAS REPLACED USING STANDARD PRACTICES. BLEED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL 29-00-00 PAGE 213-214 PARA 5C. THIS INCLUDED RETRACTION OF THE GEAR, FLAPS AND SPOILERS, THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES, AND THE BLEEDING OF THE BRAKES. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO CHECK THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS FOR PROPER OPERATION AND SYSTEMS CHECKS. ALL CHECKED GOOD.

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