Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
November 15, 2010
Submitted
November 15, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N890AC
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
92
Aircraft time
15,595 hours, 12,943 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Check Valve
Part number
M9422
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine Bleed
Part time
15,594 hours, 12,943 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NO PRESSURIZATION FAULTS WERE NOTED DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS. DURING CLIMBOUT THE CABIN ALTITUDE INCREASED WITH AMBIENT ALTITUDE. PRESSURIZATION CHECKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GROUND OPS CHECKS FOUND LOW CABIN AIR INFLOW WHEN "CABIN AIR" SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT 2 OF THE 4 LT BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE SEGMENTS WERE MISSING. CHECK VALVE SEGMENTS WERE FOUND LODGED IN THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE CAUSING IT TO HANG UP AND NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. SEGMENTS WERE REMOVED AND THE ACFT WAS REASSEMBLED, ALL FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.