Service difficulty report · Actuator · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 12, 2015
Submitted
November 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8783
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
006
Aircraft time
7,201 hours, 5,770 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE, DIVERTED DUE TO NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP ON RETRACT. CAME BACK DOWN & SHOWED GREEN LIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. MAIN GEAR HAD TWO INTERMITTENTLY ONE RED, UNSAFE LIGHTS. TOWER & CREW DECLARED EMER. REMOVED NLG RETRACT & GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATORS, RESEALED & REINSTALLED BOTH. RECURRENCE NEXT FLIGHT, NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED AT 4000' 250 KNOTS AFTER 50 MINS OF FLIGHT TIME. ACFT IN MX NOW.