Service difficulty report · Pump · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
February 27, 2014
Submitted
March 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277AL
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
55104
Aircraft time
14,708 hours, 13,968 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313
Engine time
14,267 hours, 13,706 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
307085034
Part serial
MX395255
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Engine
Part time
1 hours, 1 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KELP, CLIMBING THROUGH FL 250, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE RT ENG INSTRUMENTS FLUCTUATING. HE SLIGHTLY REDUCED POWER TO SEE IF THE FLUCTUATIONS FOLLOWED & THEN WENT TO IDLE. HE THEN NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON & THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO POWER LEVER ADVANCE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & REQUESTED TO RETURN TO ELP, THE ACFT RETURNED SAFELY. FOLLOWING TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES IN THE ENG MANUAL, FUEL PRESS AT THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE FLUCTUATING FROM 70-240 PSI. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED & PRESS CHECKED AGAIN. ALL INDICATIONS WERE AS THE MANUAL STATED FOR NORMAL OPERATION. A TEST FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED.