What was found
EXPERIENCED THREE HOT STARTS ON THE LEFT ENGINE. FOLLOWED STARTER/GEN DUTY CYCLE LIMITS. FUEL FLOW PEAKED AT 150 PPH. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE HMU FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL PUMP IAW 73-22-00 & 73-14-00 . LEFT ENGINE OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2002
- Submitted
- October 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120347
- Aircraft time
- 9,036 hours, 12,637 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118B
- System (JASC)
- 7320 · Fuel Controlling System
- Part
- Hmu
- Part number
- 78639010
- Part serial
- F19962
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.