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Lear 35 flight crew reports emergency bleed valve opening in flight at FL400. Valve was reset and crew elected to divert for further evaluation; emergency was declared by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 844230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic System Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 57 Flight Crew Total 5227 Flight Crew Type 882 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 38 Flight Crew Total 1150 Flight Crew Type 309 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Emergency bleed valve opened in flight - bleed valve was reset - precautionary landing was made for further evaluation. Crew did not declare an emergency but center controller declared one because aircraft was cleared direct and controller had to divert several aircraft out of the way of our aircraft. Aircraft landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Lear 35 flight crew reports emergency bleed valve opening in flight at FL400. Valve was reset and crew elected to divert for further evaluation; emergency was declared by ATC.
Narrative: Emergency bleed valve opened in flight - bleed valve was reset - precautionary landing was made for further evaluation. Crew did not declare an emergency but Center Controller declared one because aircraft was cleared direct and Controller had to divert several aircraft out of the way of our aircraft. Aircraft landed without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.