SDR 2010F00135

Service difficulty report · Valve · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
June 4, 2010
Submitted
June 24, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N111WB
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
003
Aircraft time
21,076 hours, 14,067 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312B
Engine time
18,783 hours, 11,891 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
223355
Part serial
543
Condition
Sticking
Location
Wing Heat
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT BLEED LIGHT ACTIVATED, CREW RAN AFM CHECKLIST AND DECIDED TO RETURN FOR LANDING. WHILE RETURNING FOR LANDING SOME LIGHT SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED BY AFT DIVAN. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC TROUBLESHOT SYS AND DETERMINED THAT THE WING HEAT VALVE FAILED IN THE FULL ON POSITION, WHICH ALLOWED UNREGULATED RAW BLEED AIR FROM ENGINE BLEED AIR MANIFOLD TO THE WINGS. THIS CAUSED SOME SINGING OF THE CARPET AT THE AFT DIVAN WHERE THE DUCTING ENTERS THE CABIN. WING HEAT VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H VALVE & FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED. CARPET IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED IN AFT DIVAN AREA.