Service difficulty report · Control Box · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
October 8, 2020
Submitted
October 12, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N824MG
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
106
Aircraft time
17,720 hours, 11,665 cycles
Part
Control Box
Part number
281810613
Part serial
553805
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Sys
Part time
17,720 hours, 11,665 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON 10/8/2020, N824MG DEPARTED KLNK WITH PASSENGERS FLYING TO KELP. AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO START THE FUEL TRANSFER AND NOTICED THE TRANSFER/CROSS FLOW VALVES TRANSITION LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING WITH ANY OF THE TRANSFER OPTIONS. THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE CROSS FLOW VALVE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. THE CAPTAIN RESET THE CB ONCE, IT IMMEDIATELY POPPED. THE CAPTAIN THEN DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KSLN. HE LANDED THE AIR CRAFT SAFELY IN KSLN. ANOTHER ATI JET AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. ATI MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE FUEL TRANSFER RELAY BOX WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CROSS FLOW VALVE CB POPPING. A SERVICEABLE BOX WAS INSTALLED AND A FUEL SYSTEM TRANSFER FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED. ALL VALVES AND TRANSITION LIGHTS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THE CROSS FLOW CB DID NOT POP. N824MG WAS FLOWN TO KELP WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.