Service difficulty report · Flow Valve · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
April 13, 2009
Submitted
May 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814GF
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
085
Part
Flow Valve
Part number
32003352
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
NR
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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION DURING FLIGHT AND DIVERTED TO LAND. MX TROUBLESHOOTING AND GROUND ENGINE RUNS COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. SUBSEQUENT TEST FLIGHT DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS A WEAK OR INTERMITTENT CABIN PRESSURIZATION FLOW CONTROL VALVE (PN 3200335-2). PART REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)