SDR 98ZZZX2974

Service difficulty report · Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
July 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N196SD
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
414
Part
Valve
Part number
66002031
Condition
Stuck
Location
Windshield Heat
Part time
4,380 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT FL 430,THE WINDSHIELD OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT. THE COPILOT THEN NOTICED THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD HAD MELTED. SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT AND RAM AIR VALVE FOR W/S HEAT SYSTEM WAS FOUND STICKING. OVERHEAD SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS FUNCTIONAL, BUT DID NOT REACT IN TIME TO PREVENT MELTING.

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