Service difficulty report · Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
March 10, 2000
Submitted
March 31, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N45AE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
422
Part
Valve
Part number
66001983
Part serial
7010040
Condition
Failed
Location
Flow Control
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

AIRCRAFT CABIN DID NOT PRESSURIZE WHEN DEPARTING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAS VEGAS FOR REPAIR. CABIN FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. AN OVERHAULED CABIN FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS INSTALLED. GROUND RUNS STILL WERE NOT SATISFACTORY. FURTHER INVEST REVEALED THE K2 RELAY ON THE PCB1 SQUAT SWITCH RELAY PANEL TO BE INTERMITTENT. THIS RELAY WAS ALSO CHANGED. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM REVEALED NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES. THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS ARE ''ON CONDITION'' ITEMS WITHOUT SCHEUDLE REPLACEMENT OR OVERHAUL. A COMPLETE PRESSURIZATION CHECK WAS COMPLETED AS PART OF THE LAST C-CHECK (1200 HOUR INSP). NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME (5-13-98, ACTT 4,540.7 HRS). ACFT TT 5,360.1 HRS.(

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