Service difficulty report · Dump Valve · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
April 3, 2021
Submitted
April 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821DF
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
042
Aircraft time
7,930 hours, 5,820 cycles
Part
Dump Valve
Part number
2624007
Part serial
0375
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

THE NO2 ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN AMBER ENGINE COMPUTER LIGHT, THE FLIGHT CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND COMPUTER LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT AND SUSPECTED A FAULT WITH THE HYDRO-MECHANICAL UNIT (HMU) AND DUMP VALVE. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO SWAP HMUS FROM ENGINE TO ENGINE, AND REPLACED THE NO2 ENGINE DUMP VALVE WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. FUNCTIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.