Service difficulty report · Mixing Valve · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
February 22, 2007
Submitted
March 6, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N500
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
306
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Mixing Valve
Part number
1H1069
Part serial
8BB28
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
83 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT (L BLEED AIR) WARNING ILLUMINATED, AND (R BLEED AIR) WARNING ILLUMINATED APPROX 5 SEC LATER, SMELLED ODOR IN CABIN. REDUCED POWER AND WARNING WENT OUT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION ON GROUND RUN, LT MIXING VALVE WAS SUSPECTED, SO REPLACED. PERFORMED GROUND RUN FUNCTIONAL TEST OF BLEED AIR SYSTEM, AND FLIGHT TEST. NO FURTHER BLEED AIR WARNINGS. (K)