Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
November 6, 2024
Submitted
November 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220CK
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
120
Aircraft time
30,397 hours, 27,733 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Engine time
24,471 hours, 21,207 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
755083001
Part serial
P380
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 400
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE CONDITIONED AIR DUCTS, AND NUMBER 1 ENGINE HIGH ITT, CREW RETURNED TO FIELD. AFTER RETURNING AND BEING CHECKED BY ARFF CREW NOTED THE CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS HOT. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUNS RESULTED IN NO SMOKE IN THE CONDITIONED AIR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN RUN IN OVER TEN WEEKS. A BLEED AIR LEAK IN THE LEFT PYLON WAS IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED FOLLOWING ENGINE RUNS MADE POWER WITHOUT EXCESSIVE ITT TEMPERATURE. TROUBLESHOOTING OF HIGH CABIN TEMPERATURE FOUND THAT BOTH ENGINES MODULATING VALVES WHERE NOT OPERATING SMOOTHLY OR PROPERLY WITH THE LEFT MODULATING VALVES HIGH-PRESSURE AIR VALVE BEING STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN.

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