Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
May 17, 2013
Submitted
May 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544LM
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
13,675 hours, 9,782 cycles
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Loose
Location
Anti Ice Duct
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WHICH MADE THEM NAUSEAS. FOUND WING ANTI-ICE DUCT HEAT SHIELD OUT OF POSITION ALLOWING HEAT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO PLASTIC. ADJUSTED AND PERFORMED SYS CHECK WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT HAD A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR AND WHEN A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER STEPPED BACK TO INVESTIGATE A SLIGHT VISUAL AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS SEEN IN AREA OF WING DE-ICE DUCT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INSULATION BLANKET HOOK AND LOOP STRIP HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH BARE METAL OF DE-ICE DUCT. COVERED DE-ICE DUCT WITH HEAT SHIELD. NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND.

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