Service difficulty report · Brake · Lear 24D

Difficulty date
May 19, 2004
Submitted
September 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39EL
Make and model
Lear 24D
Aircraft serial
251
Part
Brake
Part number
9550273C
Part serial
JUN821494
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AFTER FAILURE OF FLAPS TO DEPLOY. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND FLOWING FROM LT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. UPON REMOVAL FROM AC, BOTH BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN IDENTICAL LOCATIONS, RADIATING FROM TRUNNION BLOCKS TOWARDS THE OUTER EDGES. CAUSE OF CRACKS AT THIS TIME ARE UNKNOWN, CAUSE COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO POSSIBLE INSTALLATION ERROR.

More about the Lear 24D