SDR 0031

Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 17, 2004
Submitted
June 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553V
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35A141
Aircraft time
10,830 hours, 7,928 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
10,257 hours, 7,523 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
10969641
Part serial
P3625C
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
5 hours, 4 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O IFR CONDITIONS PILOT NOTICED LT ENG UNABLE TO MAINTAIN N1 POWER & ITT CLOSE TO MAX. RETURNED TO BASE. MX PERFORMED GROUND RUN, WAS ABLE TO VERIFY CONDITION ON GROUND. ENG SURGE VALVE SOLENOID PACK FOUND TO HAVE WATER CONTAMINATION. ENG REMOVED ENOUGH TO GAIN ACCESS TO SURGE VALVE, VALVE FOUND STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REASON FOR MOISTURE IN SURGE VALVE SOLENOID PACK NOT DETERMINED. SURGE VALVE & SURGE VALVE SOLENOID PACK REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE OVERHAULED UNITS. INNER CONNECT TUBING INSPECTED FOR CONDITION, SECURITY & CONTAMINATION AND WERE CLEANED. ENG REINSTALLED, RUN AND CHECKED ON THE GROUND AND FOUND TO PERFORM NORMAL.

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