SDR 200700001

Service difficulty report · Motor · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
February 6, 2007
Submitted
March 11, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522WK
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
088
Aircraft time
8,976 hours, 6,385 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313A
Part
Motor
Part number
66004238
Condition
Sticks
Stage of operation
CR
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

AMBER DUCT OVHT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ABOVE FL300 APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. CREW NOTICED THAT THE CREW TEMP INDICATOR READ 4 ON THE SCALE WITH SYSTEM IN MANUAL AND TEMP CONTROL SELECTED TO FULL COLD. CREW INITIATED THE APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WITH CHANGE IN INDICATIONS. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND CHANGE TO LOWER FL. AT FL260, THE CREW TEMP INDICATOR SCALE READING REDUCED AND THE DUCT OVHT ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED.