Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 13, 2012
Submitted
June 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544LM
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
12,746 hours, 9,011 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3106E10SL3S
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Selector Valve
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN. GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. SECOND ATTEMPT WAS TRIED WITH SAME RESULTS. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. LANDING . INVESTIGATION REVEALED FAULTY CONNECTOR ON LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. CONNECTOR REPLACED, LANDING GEAR LINES PURGED, HYD SERVICED AND BLED. GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED WITH NORMAL RESULTS.

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