Learjet 60 captain reported an overheat condition on the left bleed air. Light went out after runnin...

Narrative:

On departure; we received an overheat condition on the left bleed air. I pulled the power back and called for the checklist. When running the checklist; the light went out. If the light went out; the checklist ended. Had it not; we were to land as soon as practical. We discussed diverting or continuing. We were well over landing weight; and I determined it was best to continue to burn fuel rather than risk an overweight landing. I have landed overweight in the past for emergencies; but we were not an emergency aircraft; and I did not want to create an emergency by doing so. I considered the situation over since we had taken care of the overheat. I continued to discuss our alternatives with the first officer. We had a bleed air switched off after the checklist was run; and we decided not to fly up to FL450 as planned.a single bleed air can support the cabin; and some bombardier aircraft only have one pack. If I had to do it again; I would have chosen to level at a lower altitude and diverted once our fuel was burned off. We descended lower later in the flight. Bleed leaks are a common issue in learjets. The indication went away and we had tested the fire detect system in flight again to make sure it was working properly. If there was a secondary problem; we were not covered by redundancy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Learjet 60 Captain reported an overheat condition on the left bleed air. Light went out after running checklist. Flight continued to destination at lower altitude.

Narrative: On departure; we received an overheat condition on the left bleed air. I pulled the power back and called for the checklist. When running the checklist; the light went out. If the light went out; the checklist ended. Had it not; we were to land as soon as practical. We discussed diverting or continuing. We were well over landing weight; and I determined it was best to continue to burn fuel rather than risk an overweight landing. I have landed overweight in the past for emergencies; but we were not an emergency aircraft; and I did not want to create an emergency by doing so. I considered the situation over since we had taken care of the overheat. I continued to discuss our alternatives with the first officer. We had a bleed air switched off after the checklist was run; and we decided not to fly up to FL450 as planned.A single bleed air can support the cabin; and some bombardier aircraft only have one pack. If I had to do it again; I would have chosen to level at a lower altitude and diverted once our fuel was burned off. We descended lower later in the flight. Bleed leaks are a common issue in Learjets. The indication went away and we had tested the fire detect system in flight again to make sure it was working properly. If there was a secondary problem; we were not covered by redundancy.

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Attributes
ACN	1348552
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Learjet 60
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic Valve/Bleed Valve
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 6200 Flight Crew Type 1500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Learjet 60 captain reported an overheat condition on the left bleed air. Light went out after running checklist. Flight continued to destination at lower altitude.