Service difficulty report · Elbow · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 8, 2002
Submitted
October 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135DE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
667
Aircraft time
3,740 hours, 2,870 cycles
Part
Elbow
Part number
AN8376D
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd Line
Part time
830 hours, 600 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOST ALL HYDRUALIC PRESSURE IN FLIGHT, AUX PRESSURE WORKED OK. FOUND HYDRUALIC LEAK IN LEFT MAIN GEAR WELL AIRFRAME FITTING TO RETRACT SIDE OF MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR. TIGHTENED FITTING TO RETRACT ACTUATOR PER LEARJET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 20-30-00, SERVICED RESERVIOR PERFORMED RETRACTION AND EXTENSION FUNCTION CHECK OF LANDING GEAR PER LEARJET MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-33-00 APGE 201, SERVICED EMERGENCY AIR BOTTLE AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRUALIC PUMPS, ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTION CHECK SATISFACTORY AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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