SDR RU3A1125

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 29, 2011
Submitted
December 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
057
Aircraft time
7,705 hours, 3,694 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit/Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BLEED AIR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN. APPROX 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING FINAL LEVEL OFF AT FL 280, BOTH LT & RT BLEED AIR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY INDICATING A TAIL CONE OVERHEAT CONDITION. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND LIGHTS WENT OUT WITH LEFT BLEED IN EMERGENCY AND RIGHT BLEED ON. LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN WHEN POWER WAS ADVANCED. SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT AFTER 15 MINUTES OF BEGINNING EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING. INSPECTED TAIL CONE BLEED OVERHEAT DETECTION AND CHECKED FOR BLEED AIR LEAK. RAN ENGINE AND APU AT MCR. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD.