Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Lear 24D

Difficulty date
July 4, 2002
Submitted
August 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701SC
Make and model
Lear 24D
Aircraft serial
24D235
Engine
Ge CJ6106
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
5002T94G33
Part serial
GAT47204
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
8,415 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 45,000 FT WITH NO PRIOR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. LT ENGINE RESTARTED AT 19,000 FT AND A/C LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTED THE LT ENGINE FUEL SYS, REMOVED FUEL PUMP FILTER. NO DEFECTS OR NOTED. REINSTALLED. REMOVED LT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL FILTER. NO DEFECTS OR FOUND. REINSTALLED FILTER. REMOVED HIGH PRESS FUEL FILTER, NO DEFECTS FOUND. REASSEMBLED AND REINSTALLED. LOW POWER ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY. HIGH POWER PERFORMANCE ENGINE RUN ACCOMPLISHED. FUEL SAMPLES PRIOR TO AND AFTER FLIGHT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF WATER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT LT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL MIGHT BE OF CONCERN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED.

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