SDR 2008F00017

Service difficulty report · Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 12, 2008
Submitted
July 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35AX
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
280
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Valve
Part number
66002023
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL400 ENROUTE, RAT ABOUT -38 C AND NOT IN ICING CONDITIONS. DURING DESCENT, NOTED ABNORMALLY HIGH N1 AND ITT INDICATIONS FOR DESCENDING FLT AT IDLE. FOUND COULD ADD POWER, BUT NOT REDUCE IT. ACTIVATED NAC HEAT ON BOTH ENGINES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE NORMAL OPERATIONS, SUSPECTING ICE MAY HAVE FORMED IN THE PT2/TT2 PROBES. RESULTING IN NO CHANGE TO THE SITUATION. ELECTED TO RUN ABNORMAL ENGINE OPS CHECKLIST. LT THRUST LEVER RETARDED TO IDLE AND LT FUEL COMPUTER SWITCHED TO THE OFF POSITION. ENGINE DID IN FACT SPOOL DOWN TO ABOUT 35 PERCENT N1, BUT WE ALSO INSTANTANEOUSLY LOST CABIN PRESSURE. OBSERVED THE CABIN CLIMB/DESCENT GAUGE "PEGGED" ON CLIMB. THEN INITIATED AND EMERGENCY DESCENT AND NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR SITUATION AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. COMPLETED THE ABNORMAL ENGINE OPERATION CHECKLIST AND BOTH ENGINES RETURNED TO IDLE. THE EMERGENCY PRESS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND STARTED TO, ALBEIT BRUTALLY, RESTORE CABIN PRESSURE. AT NO TIME DID THE CABIN ALTITUDE SURPASS 10,000 FT. EMERGENCY PRESS RESET IAW CHECKLIST. IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY IN EITHER MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC MODES AS MADE BY THE CREW. THE FLIGHT TERMINATED WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTED THE CREW TO MEL THE PRESSURIZATION IAW THE FLEET MEL. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE RELOCATED THE AIRCRAFT. THEY PERFORMED CHECKS AND FOUND THE RT ENGINE MODULATION VALVE, AND A CHECK VALVE FAULTY. AFTER REPLACING THESE ITEMS, THEY FOUND THE DIVAN FLOOR BRACKETS WERE CRACKED. AFTER REPLACING THE BRACKETS, THE PERFORMED A CABIN TEST. THIS WAS SATISFACTORY IAW MM. ENGINES WERE CHECKED FOR OPERATION WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. (K)

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