Service difficulty report · Adc · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
February 8, 2006
Submitted
March 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130F
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
044
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Adc
Part number
702490031304
Part serial
04040688
Condition
Frozen
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ON FEB 8, 2006 THE PILOTS ALTIMETER FROZE AT 5000 FT AND THE IVSI FROZE AT 3000 FT/MIN CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO FACILITY. UPON TESTING OF THE NR1 SYSTEM, NO DEFECT WAS NOTED. ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE ADC WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY IAW ICA AND TO C/W REQUIREMENTS OF FAR. DUE THE NATURE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE, AND THE PREVIOUS FAILURE ON THIS AIRCRAFT OF AN ADC ON FEB 2, 2006, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR1 SYSTEM WAS RETESTED IAW FAR 91.411 AND FOUND TO MEET OR EXCEED ALL REQUIREMENTS. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS RVSM COMPLAINT AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 PREVIOUS REPAORT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS SYSTEM. EACH REPORTED FAILURE HAS BEEN DIFFERENT IN NATURE. (K)