Service difficulty report · Switch · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
February 8, 2008
Submitted
April 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645G
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
056
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Switch
Condition
Shorted
Location
Adc
Part time
980 hours
Component
Adc
Component part number
BA5350352831
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE ADC SWITCHING/ANNUNCIATOR PANEL DEVELOPED A HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT TO GROUND WHICH IN TURN OVERLOADED THE CIRCUIT IN THE AC AND CAUSED THE (A) ESSENTIAL BUS TIE BREAKER TO TRIP. LETTER 2/8/2008 FOR DETAILS. THIS PART WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF STC-STO1199NY-D DUAL ALTIMETER SYSTEM AS PART OF THE RVSM SOLUTION FOR THIS AC.