Service difficulty report · Sidewall Panel · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
June 25, 2012
Submitted
June 28, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
GW4R221M
StandardAero Business Aviation Services LLC
Aircraft
N29SN
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
194
Aircraft time
2,399 hours, 1,945 cycles
Part
Sidewall Panel
Condition
Burned
Location
Lt Fs 346
Part time
2,399 hours, 1,945 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE AND CLIMBING OUT AT 31,000 FT IN ICING CONDITIONS WITH ANTI-ICE SYSTEM ON, NOTICE A BURNING ODOR WITH VISUAL SIGNS OF SMOKE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ACFT RE-ROUTED. ON DESCENT SMOKE IN CABIN CLEARED AND ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INVESTIGATION OF SOURCE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF CHARRED CABIN SIDE WALL INSULATION IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE ANTI-ICE BLEED AIR TUBE AT FS 346.63". VISUALLY INSPECTED AND OPERATIONALLY LEAK CHECKED BLEED AIR LINES AND FITTINGS FOR SECURITY AND LEAKS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PERFORMED ALUMINUM HEAT TAPE REPAIR OF CABIN SIDE WALL INSULATION IAW EL NR 31194-21315 WITH ONE-TIME RE-CHECK IN 100 HOURS OF OPERATION. THE CABIN INTERIOR WAS REASSEMBLED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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