Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
August 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N254FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
247
Aircraft time
4,053 hours, 2,816 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Part number
355843255
Condition
Defective
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

LT AND RT BLEED AIR (RED) INDICATIONS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AFTER ENGAGING THE STAB/WING HEAT SYSTEM. 7/11/06 REPOSITIONED INSULATION BLANKET AND ELEMENT. OPS CHECK GOOD. 7/13/06 FIRST FLIGHT HAS REPEAT EVENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT MANIFOLD T-FITTING AND LINE DUE TO LEAKAGE. OPS CHECK GOOD. 7/16/06 CHECK FLIGHT HAS REPEAT EVENT. 7/17/06 DETECT LOOP FOUND TO HAVE HIGH RESISTANCE. REPLACED MID-TAILCONE BLEED AIR OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT. OPS CHECK GOOD. 7/18/06 MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.