Service difficulty report · Controller · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
December 7, 2009
Submitted
December 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241LJ
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45241
Aircraft time
2,341 hours, 1,976 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
66361085003
Part serial
9833008
Condition
Failed
Location
Environ Sys
Part time
463 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE FROM MKE CREW NOTED CABIN WAS EXCESSIVELY WARM AND HAZY. ALSO NOTED A LOUD IN RUSHING AIR NOISE. CREW RETURNED TO MKE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROLLER WAS CAUSING THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVE TO OPEN UNCOMMANDED. THE ECS WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.