Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
December 28, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N242RB
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
55B132
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main Buss
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED, ENROUTE WITH 2 PASSENGERS, 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, JUST PRIOR TO INITIAL DESCENT, ACFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AT FL430. FLIGHT CREW REGAINED CONTROL OF PRESSURIZATION AROUND FL330 AND RESTORED PWR TO NR 1 COMM RADIO. ACFT DIVERTED AND MADE A VISUAL NO-FLAP APPROACH & LANDING. ACFT OVERRAN RUNWAY APPROX 50 FT INTO MUD. NO PASSENGERS OR CREW WERE INJURED AND ACFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. AFTER INITAL INSP, SUSPECT LT MAIN BUSS C/B ISSUE BUT UNABLE TO CONFIRM THIS TO BE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INSP AND MAINT NEEDED TO CONFIRM C/B OVERLOAD. (K)