Service difficulty report · Adc · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
February 3, 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
04040708
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
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

ON FEB 2, 2006, THE PILOTS ALTIMETER, THE ALTITUDE ALERTER, THE PRIMARY TRANSPONDER MODE C ALL FAILED, AND THE OVERSPEED WARNING HORN WAS ACTIVATED CONTINUALLY. THE AZ-252 ADC WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND INSPECTED IAW ICA AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH FAR 91.411 AND TO REMAIN RVSM COMPLAINT. THERE HAS BEEN ONE PRIOR REPORT OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM ON 9/29/2005. AT THAT TIME THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WAS NOT VERIFIED AFTER EXTENSIVE GROUND TESTING, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)