Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
November 4, 2012
Submitted
November 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35NK
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
491
Aircraft time
15,266 hours, 12,757 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3106E10SL4S
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT BLEED OVERTEMP INDICATOR WAS INDICATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE CREW ISOLATED THE CAUSE AND FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES BY DESCENDING TO FL280 AND TURNING OFF THE LEFT BLEED SYSTEM. THE CREW THEN DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO TJSJ FOR MAINTENANCE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE CONNECTOR FOR THE BLEED AIR TEMP SWITCH. THE CORROSION WAS CLEANED OUT OF THE CONNECTOR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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