Service difficulty report · Panel · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
February 12, 2015
Submitted
March 3, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N54HT
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
127
Aircraft time
7,497 hours, 7,076 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Part time
7,497 hours, 7,076 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON DEPARTURE AND CLIMBING AT AROUND 7,000 FT IN THE CREW NOTICE A BURNING ODOR WITH NO VISUAL SIGN OF SMOKE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ACFT RETURNED TO THE ORIGINATING AIRPORT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED INSULATION UNDER LT CABIN ARMREST BETWEEN WINDOWS 4 AND 5, FS 355, AMM 06-00-02, MELTING AGAINST BLEED AIR MANIFOLD FOR THE CABIN HEAT. THE INSULATION DID NOT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, IT WAS REPAIRED, REPOSITION AND SECURED. THE ACFT HAS FLOWN NUMEROUS FLIGHTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.

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