SDR RU3A0709

Service difficulty report · Manifold · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
September 25, 2007
Submitted
September 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
057
Aircraft time
5,701 hours, 2,793 cycles
Part
Manifold
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

IFR EN ROUTE, FL190, NOTICED "HOT AIR" TYPE OF ODOR. NO SMOKE OBSERVED. SHORTLY AFTER ODOR "BLEED AIR R" ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE (EP) "BLEED AIR LIGHT". AFTER COMPLETION OF "BLEED AIR LIGHT" CHECKLIST, INCLUDING RIGHT BLEED SHUT-OFF AND RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REDUCTION, BLEED AIR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REQUESTED IMMEDIATE RETURN TO KACY, BASED ON CONTINUED ODOR AND CONCERN THAT LEAK MAY NOT BE CONTAINED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH LOW TOUCHDOWN G'S AND MINIMAL BRAKE USAGE. GROUND CREW FOUND RT BLEED AIR MANIFOLD LOCATED AT LOWER AFT END OF ENGINE LEAKING.