SDR 95ZZZX3946

Service difficulty report · Valve · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
June 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N740E
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
061
Part
Valve
Part number
660021128
Condition
Loose
Location
Hot Air Bypass
Part time
1,048 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THEY COULD NOT ACHIEVE A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE IN THE CABIN (UNABLE TO COOL). TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE HOT AIR BYPASS VALVE DOOR HAD ROTATED ON ITS SHAFT AND WOULD NOT FULLY CLOSE. THE DOOR IS HELD ON THE SHAFT WITH 4 SET SCREWS. INSPECTION DETERMINED 2 SET SCREWS WERE MISSING, THE 3RD SCREW WAS LOOSE, AND THE 4TH SCREW COULD NOT HOLD THE DOOR TO THE SHAFT SECURELY.

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