Service difficulty report · Muffler · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
December 13, 2019
Submitted
January 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189PP
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45264
Aircraft time
5,586 hours, 6,213 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120R
Engine time
5,556 hours, 6,176 cycles
Part
Muffler
Part number
12945096801
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Bleed Air System
Part time
5,586 hours, 6,213 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 40,000 FEET THE PILOTS HEARD A POP FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AN EMERGENCY DECENT MADE TO 15,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KRIC AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED A RUPTURED BLEED AIR MUFFLER P/N 12945-096-801. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED AND SENT OUT FOR REPAIR. IT WAS INSTALLED AND THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.