SDR 96ZZZX5915

Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Lear 24D

Difficulty date
July 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249RA
Make and model
Lear 24D
Aircraft serial
249
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
1304061
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin
Part time
2,219 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 41,000 FEET WHEN IT HAD A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THE CABIN WAS CLIMBING AT A RATE OF 800 FEET PER MINUTE. THE FLIGHT CREW DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN ALTITUDE OF 8,000 FEET AND PROCEEDED TO THE DESTINATION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE OUTFLOW AND SAFETY VALVE P/N 130406-1, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SAFETY VALVE HAS CRACKED. BOTH THE SAFETY AND OUTFLOW VALVE ARE RESTRICTED TO 41,000 FEET BY AD-95-20-03, SUPERSEDES (94-26-01).

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