Service difficulty report · Metering Valve · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 19, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Metering Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Hmu
Part time
123 hours, 83 cycles
Component
Hmu · Lucas · 189111
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER FLIGHT, BOTH ENGINES WILL NOT START. NO FUEL WAS COMING OUT OF THE HMU. BOTH HUMS R REPLACED. BOTH ENGINE STARTED. THE NEXT DAY, THE RT ENGINE DIDN'T START. THE RT HMU WAS REPLACED. FUEL WAS DRAINED, EVEN IF NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND AND NO FILTERS WERE CLOGGED. PWC IS STILL INVESTIGATING.