Service difficulty report · Motor · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 6, 2022
Submitted
October 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N358F
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60205
Aircraft time
7,627 hours, 5,160 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
ES611343
Part serial
349
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE POSTFLIGHT IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FREON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS INOP. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED ON MEL AND AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WERE CONTINUED. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR WAS NOT WORKING. THE MOTOR WAS REMOVED, AND AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. MEL WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.