Service difficulty report · Mixing Valve · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
July 25, 2014
Submitted
July 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N55AR
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
105
Aircraft time
10,279 hours, 8,710 cycles
Part
Mixing Valve
Part number
32143641
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air
Part time
4,512 hours, 3,419 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT FROM 25K FT TO 23K FT WITH THE POWER BACK TO IDLE & NAC HEAT AND WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. NOTICED A SPIKE IN CABIN CLIMB RATE AND LOOKED AT GAUGES TO DETERMINE THE EMERGENCY BLEED VALVES HAD OPENED AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AT 8000 FT WHEN IT HAD BEEN SET FOR A FIELD ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6000 FT. AS IS NORMAL, THE EMERGENCY BLEEDS PUSHED UNFILTERED SMOKY AIR INTO THE CABIN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RT BLEED MIXING VALVE POPPET NOT COMPRESSING, AND THE LT BLEED MIXING VALVE POPPET ONLY COMPRESSING HALFWAY. BOTH MIXING VALVES WERE REPLACED, SYS CHECKED OUT AND NOW OPERATES AS NORMAL.