Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
October 8, 2020
Submitted
November 6, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N824MG
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
106
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED KFCM, REFUELED AT KLNK. DURING FLIGHT, PILOTS BANKED HARD LEFT, EMERGENCY DESCENT TO LAND IN SALINA, KS. CHIEF PILOT STATED "FUEL CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND WERE 'DANGEROUSLY LOW ON FUEL'". HE FURTHER STATED, "OUR 55'S ARE OLD AND SOMETHING'S ALWAYS BREAKING IN THEM." SUGGESTS TO ME THAT MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY IS AN ISSUE FOR ATI JET AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.