Learjet 60
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40; Flight Crew Total 6200; Flight Crew Type 1500
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Aircraft Equipment Problem Dissipated; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Aircraft
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.
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.