Service difficulty report · Mixing Valve · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
February 15, 2005
Submitted
February 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903JC
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
081
Aircraft time
11,923 hours, 7,208 cycles
Part
Mixing Valve
Part number
32144801
Part serial
1879
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Bleed System
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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED ABOVE FL400. AFM PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AND WARNING CEASED. WARNING DID NOT ILLUMINATED BELOW FL380. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT BLEED MIXING VALVE STUCK IN LOW CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE TO OVERHEAT THE FIRE DETECTION LOOP. LEFT MIXING VALVE REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. GROUND TESTING SATISFACTORY. MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT CONDUCTED. R/H FIRE WARNING AT ALTITUDE OCCURRED ONLY WITH R/H BLEED SWITCH ON. R/H ENGINE REMOVED, ALL ACCESSIBLE BLEED SYSTEM SEALS REPLACED AND HOT SECTION FIRE LOOP REPLACED. FOLLOW-UP CHECK FLIGHT SHOWED NO FIRE WARNING.