Service difficulty report · Computer · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
June 13, 2003
Submitted
July 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8040A
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
048
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Computer
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT FUEL COMPUTER DROPPED OFFLINE, 100 MILES LINER RT FUEL COMPUTER DROPPED OFFLINE. ON APPROACH, PILOT RESET LEFT COMPUTER, THEN HE TRIED TO RESET RIGHT COMPUTER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN BOTH COMPUTERS. RAN AIRCRAFT AND FOUND H VALVE LOWER FORWARD COUPLING (SHOOT) LEAKING HOT AIR INTO TAIL CONE AREA RT COUPLING. OPS CHECKS GOOD.