Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
July 27, 2013
Submitted
July 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61SJ
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
55081
Aircraft time
15,459 hours, 9,493 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Solenoid
Part number
10969631
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SURGE FOLLOWED BY A ROLLBACK OF APPROXIMATELY 15 PERCENT N1. CAPTAIN NOTICED LT FUEL COMPUTER LIGHT ON & CO-PILOT EXECUTED CHECKLIST. FUEL COMPUTER DID NOT RESET. DECIDED TO RETURN. AFTER BURNING OFF FUEL, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DOWNLOADED ENGINE FUEL COMPUTER, REVIEWED AND CLEARED FAULTS PREVENTING RESET. DOWNLOAD SHOWED FAULT CODE 81 WHICH IS SURGE BLEED VALVE SOLENOID SHORTED. SOLENOID PACK REPLACED AND ENGINES WERE RUN UP TO FULL POWER ON THE GROUND. NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED.