Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
December 19, 2022
Submitted
December 21, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N269JH
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60201
Aircraft time
7,244 hours, 5,193 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
66002523
Part serial
383
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
7,244 hours, 5,193 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

THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF FROM KACG AND THE CABIN HEAT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REGULATED. THE CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTINUED CLIMBED SO THEY HAD TO GO BACK TO KACG. THERE WASN'T PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. THE PILOTS HAD TO BURN OFF FUEL AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE TEMPERATURE DECREASE WHEN THE LEFT BLEED AIR WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING WE FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVE WAS STUCK IN EMERGENCY. THIS MADE THE BLEED AIR TEMPERATURE TO BE UNREGULATED COMING INTO THE CABIN.