SDR 2020F00314

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 16, 2020
Submitted
June 16, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N50GJ
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
204
Aircraft time
5,108 hours, 3,951 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Clamp
Part number
24540200
Condition
Leaking
Location
V Band
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 FT. THE LT & RT BLEED LIGHTS CAME ON WHICH INDICATE AN OVERHEAT IN THE TAIL CONE. THE CREW WENT THROUGH THEIR CHECKLIST AND LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THEY RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ON. A SMALL BLEED AIR LEAK WAS FOUND AT THE SPLIT OF THE V BAND CLAMP THAT SECURES THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE TO THE BLEED AIR TUBES BLOWING DIRECTLY ON THE FIRE LOOP SENSOR ELEMENT. THEIR IS NO GASKET IN THIS CLAMP, THE "V BAND WAS LOOSENED AND RE POSITIONED , RE ALIGNING THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND BLEED TUBE. RE TORQUED THE "V BAND" CLAMP AND COMPLETED ENGINE RUNS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. ALL FUNCTIONS WERE NORMAL WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT WITH NO BLEED LIGHTS ILLUMINATING.