Service difficulty report · Boot · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
March 8, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
4,272 hours
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120BR
Part
Boot
Part number
316154
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Firewall
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

(CAN) RT ENGINE PYLON OVERHEAT, RED EICAS MESSAGE. FOUND RT PYLON FIREWALL BOOT SEAL, IPC 78-31-15, ITEM NR 32, TO BE DETERIORATED, FLAKING, BRITTLE AND LEAKING HOT AIR FROM N1 FAN BYPASS DUCT INTO PYLON, ONTO PYLON OVERHEAT DUCT SENSOR. FAN BYPASS DUCT AIR PASSES OVER HP BLEED, ENGINE SIDE, AIR LINES AND HEATS UP AIR. IF PYLON FIREWALL SEAL IS DETERIORATED THE HEATED FAN BYPASS AIR WILL LEAK BY INTO THE PYLON AND TRIGGER EICAS MSG AT 250 DEGREES F.