What was found
BLEED AIR GASKET CRACKED AFTER 25 HOURS INSTALLED. FOUND GASKET TO BE EXCESSIVELY BRITTLE. AGE OF GASKET OR INSTALL UNKNOWN.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2002
- Submitted
- October 2, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N31DP
- Make and model
- Lear 35LEAR
- Aircraft serial
- 062
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE731*
- System (JASC)
- 7500 · Engine Bleed Air System
- Part
- Gasket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bleed Air Sys
- 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.