Service difficulty report · Limiter · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
October 14, 2011
Submitted
October 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277AL
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
55104
Aircraft time
14,242 hours, 13,645 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313
Part
Limiter
Part number
10336813
Condition
Blocked
Location
Altitude
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT LEVEL FLIGHT 380, THE CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO RISE AND THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION WAS ACTIVATED, CREW ASKED FOR DESCENT TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. DESCENDING UNDER 30,000 FT CABIN PRESSURE STABILIZED, THE ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO DEPARTURE AT 25,000 FT FOR MX, THE CABIN ALTITUDE LIMITER WAS FOUND TO HAVE DUST ACCUMULATION AROUND THE PRESSURE INLET SCREEN CAUSING IT TO SENSE A FALSE ALTITUDE. THE CABIN ALTITUDE LIMITER SCREEN WAS CLEANED AND THE PRESSURIZATION SYS TESTED ON THE GROUND, NO DISCEREPANCIES NOTED.