Service difficulty report · Gasket · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
December 27, 2007
Submitted
December 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717EB
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
016
Aircraft time
9,629 hours, 6,902 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Gasket
Part number
67469
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Line
Part time
1,243 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. THE FLIGHT CREW REDUCE THE ENGINE POWER AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND REMAINED OUT UNTIL LANDING. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE RT ENGINE BLEED AIR LINE GASKET IN THE PYLON WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWING HOT BLEED AIR TO SET OFF THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.