Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 25, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft time
25,163 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
322867003
Condition
Failed
Location
Windshield Heat
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

(CAN) WHEN RETRIEVING ITEM FROM THE TAIL LOCKER, OBSERVED THE LATCH TO BE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE IN THE TAIL CONE AREA. ALSO, OBSERVED THE FIRE BOTTLE PRESSURE TO BE VERY HIGH. AFTER DISCUSSING THE SITUATION WITH MX/OPS IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO PERFORM AN ENGINE RUN AND BLEED AIR LEAK CHECK IN THE TAIL CONE AREA. DURING THIS GROUND RUN, DISCOVERED A CONSIDERABLE LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROL VALVE (AIR SHUTOFF VALVE). IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VALVE FLANGE BOLT TREADS FAILED, THIS CAUSED THE FLANGE TO SPLIT OPEN AND CAUSE BLEED AIR LEAK.

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