Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
May 10, 2006
Submitted
May 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660AS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
191
Aircraft time
3,204 hours, 1,848 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Part number
0403568000325
Condition
Out Of Position
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, BOTH BLEED AIR WARN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFM CHECK LIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. LIGHTS DID NOT EXTINGUISH UNTIL DESCENT ALLOWED BOTH BLEED SWITCHES TO BE PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION. BOTH BLEED AIR LIGHT REMAINED OFF AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE PERSONEL STATED THAT THE OVERHEAT ELEMENT LOOP WAS FOUND CONTACTING THE BLEED AIR DUCT AND CLAMP. LOCAL LOOP ROUTING CORRECTED PER LR60MM. GROUND RUNS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE SYSTEM WERE MADE. THE TAIL CONE BLEED AIR DUCTS WERE INSPECTED FOR LEAKS AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.