Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 7, 2024
Submitted
June 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73CK
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
092
Aircraft time
27,335 hours, 21,352 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
D26D6412LJ660806
Part serial
6760400
Condition
Faulted
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURE LOSS @ FL 410. EMERGENCY DECENT INTO KICT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT GROUND TESTED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM IAW MM-99 21-30-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DEFERRED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE KYIP FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING AND REPAIR. PERFORMED GROUND PRESSURIZATION CART TESTING AND TROUBLE SHOOTING OF SYSTEM IAW THE LEARJET MM-99 CHAPTER 21-30-00, 21-30-01, 21-30-02, 21-30-03. FOUND FLOW CONTROL VALVE WOULD MOMENTARILY RESTRICT FLOW INTO THE PRESSURE VESSEL. REPLACED FLOW CONTROL VALVE WITH OVERHAULED VALVE. OPERATIONAL TESTING PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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