Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 22, 2019
Submitted
January 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N714TS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
340
Aircraft time
5,351 hours, 3,810 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2317100018
Part serial
EA121
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,351 hours, 3,810 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH WITH GEAR SELECTED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT SHOW A DOWN INDICATION. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION PERFORMED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR AND SENT OUT FOR SERVICE. THE ACTUATOR WAS REINSTALLED. GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.