Service difficulty report · Gasket · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
August 3, 2016
Submitted
August 4, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N76CK
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35076
Aircraft time
28,579 hours, 24,814 cycles
Part
Gasket
Part number
66003353
Condition
Blown
Location
Bleed Air Duct
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW RECEIVED A LT ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WHILE CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND REDUCED POWER ON LT ENGINE. WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 10 SECONDS IAW THE PIC. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RAN LT ENGINE AND FOUND THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEED AIR DUCT LEAKING AT THE PLUMBING TO ENGINE CONNECTION. THIS CONNECTION IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FIRE DETECTION LOOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GASKET AT THE CONNECTION AND RAN THE ENGINE AGAIN. NO LEAKAGE WAS NOTED. ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE.

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