Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 29, 2020
Submitted
November 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924PS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60050
Aircraft time
11,444 hours, 7,498 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
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

ON 11-29-2020 N924PS DEPARTED KLAS FLYING TO KELP, ON CLIMB OUT OF LAS, THE CREW NOTICED THE LT & RT BLEED LIGHTS ON INDICATING AN OVERHEAT CONDITION IN THE TAIL/BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. AFTER COMPLETING THEIR CHECKLIST, THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KPRC. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND STARTING THE DESCENT, THE BLEED LIGHTS WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY IN PRC, THE AFT BAGGAGE AND TAIL CONE AREAS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE COLD COMPARED TO HOT CONDITIONS WHEN BLEED AIR LEAKS ARE FOUND. THE CAPTAIN AND ATI OPERATIONS DETERMINED IT WAS A FALSE INDICATION AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ORIGINAL COURSE TO KELP. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL ON THE FLIGHT FROM PRC TO ELP AND LANDED SAFELY IN ELP.