Service difficulty report · Hmu · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
May 25, 2011
Submitted
May 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
196
Aircraft time
8,264 hours, 5,125 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Engine time
8,223 hours, 5,162 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
5085T40G04
Part serial
BECH0631
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
1,805 hours, 1,117 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FT, A CHANGE IN ENGINE PITCH SOUND. NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FLOW REPEATEDLY DROPPED 200 PPH FROM NORM & N1 DROPPED ABOUT 2 % FROM NORM. LASTED 2 SECONDS & WITH 3 DROPS IN 1 MINUTE & INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORM. SAME SERIES OF DROPS OCCURED CLIMBING THROUGH 18000 & AT 31,000. LEVELED AT 34,000 & DIVERTED. AT LEVEL FLT & DESCENT, NO FF OR N1 DROPS. SERIES OF 5 INCIDENTS OF NR 2 ENGINE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATING FOR 2 SECONDS & EXTINGUISHING. AFTER SHUTDOWN, NR 2 FADEC FLASHED ON & OFF SPORADICALLY. NO EIED MESSAGES & NO MINELCOS TRIPPED. REMOVED NR 2 ENGINE HMU AND INSTALLED O/H HMU. PERFORMED GROUND RUN, LEAK & OPS CHECKS, FUNCTION TESTED OK. NO DEFECTS NOTED.