Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 23, 2020
Submitted
November 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360SN
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
360
Aircraft time
4,569 hours, 3,203 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON 11/23/2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KHOU TO KOKC. ONCE AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE WITH NO WARNING INDICATION EXCEPT THE CABIN WAS CLIMBING WITH AIRCRAFT. CREW INITIATED CHECKLIST AND SWITCHED PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER TO MANUAL, AND REQUESTED FROM ATC TO LEVEL OFF AT FL100. ONCE LEVELED OFF, PRESSURIZATION BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMAL AND THEY CONTINUED CLIMB. AT APPROXIMATELY FL110, CREW OBSERVED "L BLEED AIR" ANNUNCIATOR AND FOLLOWED CHECKLIST. REDUCING POWER TO LT ENGINE EXTINGUISHED LIGHT. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO KHOU AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL. POST INSPECTION REVEALED "LT PYLON" OVERHEAT INDICATOR LATCHED. FURTHER T/S BY GROUND TECHNICIANS REVEALED A LEAK IN A PYLON BLEED SEAL. SEALS WERE REPLACED WHICH RESOLVED BLEED LIGHT. PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL ON GROUND WITH NO FAULTS. SUSPECT INTERMITTENT SQUAT SWITCH NOT ALLOWING COMPUTER TO ENTER AIR MODE. BOTH LT AND RT WOW SWITCHES ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED UPON COMPLETION.