Service difficulty report · Hmu · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
August 9, 2003
Submitted
December 10, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Hmu
Part number
189111
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NO FUEL FLOW AT START. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS CAUSED BY DIEGME FUEL CONTAMINATION. FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED, NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION FOUND. REPLACEMENTS UNITS INSTALLED, REPEAT OCCURRENCE 3 FLIGHT HOURS LATER. ALSO NO CONTAMINATION IN EVIDENCE, EVEN FROM EXTENSIVE LABORATORY TESTING OF FUEL SAMPLES. IT SEEMS THAT THESE UNITS ARE INTOLERANT OF FUEL THAT MEETS ALL ASTM STANDARDS. AIRFRAME FILTRATION MAY BE INADEQUATE. THESE UNITS ALSO ON G200, HAWKER 1000, AND DO328JET. WE ARE AWARE OF NO LESS THAN 20 OTHER INCIDENTS.