Service difficulty report · Gasket · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
February 8, 2000
Submitted
April 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N90WR
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
35022
Part
Gasket
Part number
66003353
Condition
Eroded
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT RETARDED POWER, AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ADVANCING POWER AGAIN CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN, RETARDING POWER AGAIN CAUSED IT TO EXTINGUISH. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INVEST, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BLEED AIR GASKET, PN 6600335-3, ERODED. THIS GASKET IS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE BLEED AIR DUCT ASSY, PN 2655100-72, AND BLEED AIR FITTING ASSY, PN 2652083-25, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THIS ALLOWED BLEED AIR TO ESCAPE WITH THE HOT GASSES HEATING UP THE NEARBY FIRE LOOP. GASKET REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)