SDR 2024F00107

Service difficulty report · Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
March 22, 2024
Submitted
April 2, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N118RK
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45296
Aircraft time
4,783 hours, 3,318 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120AR
Engine time
4,783 hours, 3,318 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
32154681
Part serial
821
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 100
Part time
4,783 hours, 3,318 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O, J, F
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ALTITUDE FL410, CREW FELT A PRESSURIZATION "BUMP", NOTICED 2000 FEET PER MINUTE CABIN CLIMB INDICATION, AND EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION AMBER ANNUNCIATOR WARNING LIGHT. FOLLOWING STANDARD PROCEDURES - CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, INITIATED DESCENT INTO MONTGOMERY, AL (MGM) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ALL REGULATORY AND CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED.