Service difficulty report · Wire · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 20, 2005
Submitted
January 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135DE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
667
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Wire
Part number
23115036
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fs Sta 245.9
Part time
4,546 hours
Component
Door Actuator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE PASSENGER/CREW DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WAS INOPERATIVE; DOOR ACTUATOR CB WAS OPEN. CB WAS CLOSED, DOOR OPERATION WAS NORMAL. DURING LAST STOP OF TRIP, WHILE CLOSING DOOR CB OPENED AGAIN AND DOOR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINT FOUND PLASTIC FLEX TUBE PN 2311503-6 WHICH ENCLOSES LWR DOOR WIRING AT AIRFRAME SIDE HAD BROKEN AT POINT IT SLIPPED OVER PN321503-12 DURING DOOR OPERATION. EVENTUALLY, WIRE INSULATION WORE AWAY AND WIRES SHORTED TO METAL CONDUIT TUBE. WIRES THAT WERE DAMAGED ARE M1B20, M4A20M, AND W58B22. AC IS EQUIPPED WITH OPTION 36 IN DOOR, HOWEVER 24 INCH DOOR INSTALL IS SIMILAR. DAMAGED WIRES WERE LOCATED UNDER THE CABIN FLOOR IN AREA DIFFICULT TO INSPECT. (K)

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