Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N454N
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
2,495 hours, 2,232 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32912221
Part serial
996
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit Heat
Part time
2,495 hours, 2,232 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FOLLOWING INITIAL DESCENT FROM FL430 AND WHEN PASSING THROUGH FL400 THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED FUMES AND SMOKE ACCUMULATING IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND AFTER PASSING THROUGH FL200 THE SMOKE AND FUMES RAPIDLY DISSIPATED. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. MX PERSONNEL FOUND THE COCKPIT HEAT TEMP EXCESSIVELY HIGH WHEN RUNNING IN MANUAL MODE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE COCKPIT HEAT CONTROL VALVE NOT RESPONDING TO INPUTS IN MANUAL OR AUTO MODE. THE COCKPIT HEAT TEMP CONTROL VALVE ALONG WITH THE ECS TEMP CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.