SDR RU3A00003

Service difficulty report · Valve · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
July 19, 2000
Submitted
September 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N56
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60033
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, BLEED AIR DID NOT GO TO LOW FLOW. AIRCRAFT BECAME VERY HOT AND STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. WENT TO EMERGENCY DEPRESSURIZATION, TURNED OFF BLEED AIR AND LANDED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY VALVES WERE OPENED TO PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGAR. POWER WAS SHUT OFF AT THE EXTERNAL POWER UNIT BEFORE THE BLEED AIR VALVE SWITCHES WERE PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION, CAUSING THE VALVES TO STAY OPEN AND THE WARNING LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH. THE FLIGHT CREW USED THE ABBREVIATED CHECKLIST AND PLACED THE BLEED AIR SWITCHES FROM EMERGENCY TO ON, WHICH LEFT THE EMERGENCY VALVES OPEN. (M)