SDR 2011F00033

Service difficulty report · Filter · Lear 25B

Difficulty date
February 10, 2011
Submitted
February 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26AT
Make and model
Lear 25B
Aircraft serial
25B130
Aircraft time
20,750 hours, 16,349 cycles
Engine
Ge CJ6106
Part
Filter
Part number
X11984
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
20,750 hours, 16,349 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CABIN WAS PRESSURIZING BUT PILOT REPORTED ERRATIC CABIN RATE OF CLIMB AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE. MX CHECKED TAILCONE FOR PRESSURE LEAKS NONE FOUND. MX CHECKED PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND FOUND CONTAMINATION IN THE FILTER WHICH APPEARED TO BE AN INSECT. REPLACED FILTER AND GROUND TESTED IAW THE MM AND CHECKED OK. ACFT DEPARTED AND NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED.

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