Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
August 2, 2018
Submitted
August 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445N
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
202
Aircraft time
4,823 hours, 3,808 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32912221
Part serial
520
Condition
Stuck
Location
Cabin Temp
Part time
4,823 hours, 3,808 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW EXPERIENCED A CABIN DUCT OVERHEAT WHILE EN ROUTE. PASSENGER COMPLAIN THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. PASSENGER STATED IT WAS HOT IN THE CABIN. CREW SWITCHED TO THE ECS PAGE AND NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE WAS 84 DEGREES AND RISING TO 102 DEGREES. CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH CHECKLIST FOR THE CABIN DUCT OVERHEAT. QRH HAD THE CREW PULL BOTH BLEED CIRCUIT BREAKERS CAUSING A LOSE IN CABIN PRESSURIZATION. CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO EXPEDITED A LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE CABIN TEMP CONTROL VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.