Service difficulty report · Seal · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 16, 2006
Submitted
October 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188TG
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
078
Aircraft time
3,322 hours, 1,961 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
31032
Condition
Leaking
Location
Tail Cone
Part time
1,125 hours
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, LEFT AND RIGHT BLEED AIR WARNING ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATED. INITIAL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES EXTINGUISHED LIGHTS. BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON DURING FURTHER CLIMB TO FL290 BUT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH FOLLOWING LIMITED AFM CHECKLIST PROCEDURES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF ICING CONDITIONS. AN UNEVENTFUL, UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND LEAKING COUPLING SEALS AT 2 LOCATIONS IN THE TAIL CONE AREA AND REPLACED WITH NEW.