Service difficulty report · Switch · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
April 19, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902JC
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
227
Part
Switch
Part number
8A1011
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT APPROX VR WHEN THE WHEELS LEFT GROUND, NOTICED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER LEVEL OF WIND NOISE. CONTINUED TO FLY THE AC UNTIL WE WERE AT A SAFE ALTITUDE. LOOKED IN BACK OF AC AND NOTICED SOME FAINT SMOKE, SO WE TOOK OUT OUR SMOKE GOGGLES AND HAD THEM STANDING BY AS SMOKE WAS NOT THICK, BUT STILL THERE. WE NOTICED THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS NOT CLIMBING, THE DIFFERENTIAL READ AROUND 6.5 PSID AND THE ACTUAL AC ALTITUDE WAS AT 10,000. CYCLED THE LEFT SWITCH FROM ON TO EMERG TO OFF AND BACK TO ON. DID THE SAME WITH THE RIGHT SWITCH. AT THAT TIME THE EXTREMELY LOUD SOUND OF RUSHING AIR STOPPED AND THE EXTREME HEAT SLOWLY STOPPED. WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO APRT FOR UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING.

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