Service difficulty report · Indicator · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 6, 2025
Submitted
June 9, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N812RP
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60190
Aircraft time
11,461 hours, 6,958 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Indicator
Part number
6608506004
Part serial
182
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
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 6/6/2025, N812RP DEPARTED KMAF HEADING TO KJAC, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATION WAS FLUCTUATING. THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THE INDICATOR STABILIZED. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE INDICATOR STARTED FLUCTUATING AGAIN. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AGAIN BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE THIS TIME. THE CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT DUE TO THE INDICATION OF THE CABIN ALTITUDE. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AT KALS. ATI MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND IT WAS DETERMINED SAFE TO FLY AT LOWER ALTITUDE TO REPO THE AIRCRAFT INTO KELP FOR MAINTENANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN AND LANDED SAFELY IN KELP. THE ISSUE WITH THE CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATOR WAS DUPLICATED ON THE GROUND WITH ONLY BATTERIES ON. THE CABIN PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE/TESTED UNIT. A TEST FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN ON SIX MORE FLIGHTS SINCE THE TEST FLIGHT - NO ISSUES ON ANY OF THOSE FLIGHTS.