Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
December 2, 2004
Submitted
December 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360LJ
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
360
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB TO 12,000 FT, CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING AND EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ACTIVATED. FLT CREW FOLLOWED THE "LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AT ALTITUDE" CHECKLIST AND DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT. CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROL REGAINED WITH PRESS SYS SELECTED TO MANUAL MODE. THE FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY BELOW 10,000 FT TO LANDING. A/C WAS DELIVERED TO MX. MX PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF NORMAL AND EMERG PRESS SYS IAW THE LR 35 MM 21-30-00. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FLOW CONTROL VALVES, PRESS SYS COMPONENTS AND EXTERIOR OF PRESSURE VESSEL REVEALED NO DEFECTS. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND A FUNCTIONAL FLIGHT CHECK OF THE PRESS SYS WAS CONDUCTED. OP OF THE PRESS SYS WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

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