SDR 97ZZZX525

Service difficulty report · Mod Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
January 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N230R
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
130
Part
Mod Valve
Part number
2481172823
Condition
Wire Shorted
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WHILE ON A FLIGHT THE LEFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM WENT INTO EMERGENCY. THE AIR IN EMERGENCY IS EXTREMELY HOT. WHILE IN EMERGENCY, THE AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH THICK SMOKE AND EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS PERFORMED. A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND PROBLEM OF THE AIRCRAFT GOING INTO EMERGENCY WAS CAUSED BY WIRING GOING TO MOD VALVE RELAY BRACKET (LEFT) GOT AGAINST A LINE GOING TO WINDSHIELD HEAT SYSTEM. THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CARPET FROM A RECENT INTERIOR JOB BLOCKING HEAT DUCTS.

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