Service difficulty report · Adc · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 17, 2006
Submitted
June 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170LS
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
029
Part
Adc
Part number
7014700606
Part serial
98061485
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

30 MIN INTO FLIGHT, AC EXP MULTIPLE FAILURES, WITH LOSS OF NR 1 ADC, LOSS OF CABIN PRESS WITH CABIN EXCEEDING 10,000 BUT NO MORE THAN 11,000 FT, CABIN O2 MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. EMER CHECK LIST FOR ALL FAILURES AND LOSS OF CABIN PRESS WERE INITIATED, FOLLOWED, CREW DONNED O2 MASKS. IN-FLIGHT EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC, AC LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE. NR 1 ADC FAILURE ATTRIBUTED TO CABIN LOSS OF PRESS. NR 1 ADC WAS REPLACED WITH AN INSP UNIT. GROUND FUNC ADC CHECKS, CABIN PRESS WERE PERFORMED,SATISFACTORY RESULTS. AC WAS FLOWN FOR FUNCTIONAL CHECK, GOOD RESULTS. FOLLOW-UP, FAA AND MFG TO INVESTIGATE ADC FAILURE, INITIATING A LOSS OF CABIN PRESS. SUPP WLL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF TEARDOWN REPORT. (K)