Service difficulty report · Seal · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 26, 2026
Submitted
June 30, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N924PS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60050
Aircraft time
15,044 hours, 9,808 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Seal
Part number
663A5000291
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON 6/26/2026, N924PS, CYO924 DEPARTED KLAX AND DURING CLIMB, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THE LH ENGINE FIRE DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN WENT OUT. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAX. ATI JET MAINTENANCE WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, ENGINE COWLINGS WERE OPENED AND HIGH POWER RUNS COMPLETED. NO OBVIOUS LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO REPO THE AIRCRAFT TO KELP - ATI JET MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED SAFELY INTO ELP WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENGINE COWLINGS WERE REMOVED AND HIGH POWER RUNS COMPLETED AGAIN. A VERY SLIGHT BLEED AIR LEAK WAS FOUND DIRECTING AIR FLOW TOWARDS A TEMP SENSOR. THIS BLEED AIR LINE SEAL WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE RUN/LEAK CHECK COMPLETED. NO ISSUES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.