SDR 0017

Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 28, 2001
Submitted
October 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222BE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
489
Aircraft time
8,073 hours, 6,325 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312B
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
322867003
Part serial
01820134
Condition
Leaking
Location
Deice System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT CRUISE ALT 43,000 FT PILOT NOTICE CABIN ALT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT INITIATED A DESCENT TO 27,000 FT PRESSURIZATION STARTED WORKING NORMAL. FLT CONTINUED AT 35,000 FT & WORKED NORMAL REST OF FLT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING SYS THE WINDSHIELD DEICE SHUTOFF VALVE WAS FOUND LEAKING AT FLANGE OF THE VALVE. VALVE WAS REPLACED & SYS WAS CHECKED FOR OPERATION, SYS CHECKED NORMAL. POSSIBLE FACTORS EFFECTING THE SYS, ACFT WAS IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM PRIOR TO TAKEOFF 3-4 HRS & WAS FLOWN IN HEAVY RAIN FOR ABOUT 45 MIN PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE. A LOT OF MOISTURE IN NOSE AVIONICS UPON LANDING. DRAINS WERE FOUND CLEAR. THE AVIONICS DOOR SEALS INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TIME ON VALVE UNKNOWN, ESTIMATED 5300 HRS.

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