Service difficulty report · Pump · Raythn HAWKER800

Difficulty date
August 29, 2011
Submitted
August 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803JL
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800
Aircraft serial
258160
Aircraft time
11,866 hours, 7,476 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
7950037
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

THE CREW HAS BEEN REPORTING DURING APU START THAT IT WOULD HANG AT ABOUT 45% FOR ABOUT 5-6 SECONDS AND THEN LET OUT A LOUD "POP" AND THEN CONTINUE ONTO START AND RUN NORMALLY, NOTE: DURING THE START SEQUENCE IT WAS NOTED A FOG OF FUEL WAS BEING EXPELLED FROM THE APU EXHAUST. TROUBLSHOOTING INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL START NOZZLE AND THE IGNITOR WITH NO CHANGE TO THE START. A FUEL PRESSURE CHECK AT THE START NOZZLE INDICATED A VERY LOW READING (100 PSI) THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE P/N 4950037 S/N UNK. NOTE: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND T-62T-40C8D1 INSTALLED