Service difficulty report · Controller · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
January 4, 2009
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717EB
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
55016
Aircraft time
9,968 hours, 7,123 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
541834126
Part serial
2517997
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Cockpit
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

DUCT OVER HEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT TWICE. BOTH TEMP KNOBS WERE FULL COLD AND IN MANUAL PRIOR TO THE INDICATION, BUT THEY WERE ONLY IN THAT POSITION FOR A MINUTE OR 2 PRIOR TO OVERHEATING. FLEW FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CREW HEAT SIDE IS SUSPECTED. TROUBLESHOT ACFT TEMP CONTROL SYS IAW MM CHAPTER 21-60-00, PAGES 101 THRU 203. FOUND DEFECTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL BOX ASSY. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL BOX ASSY, AS REQUIRED WITH REPAIRED CLIMATE CONTROL BOX ASSY. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND OPS CHECK OF BOTH CREW AND CABIN TEMPERATURE SELECTOR KNOBS BOTH OPERATE IN AUTO AND MANUAL MODES WITH NO DUCT OVER-TEMP LIGHTS OR FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.