Service difficulty report · Hmu · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
December 6, 2013
Submitted
December 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260BS
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
238
Aircraft time
3,242 hours, 1,817 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
3,242 hours, 1,817 cycles
Part
Hmu
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING TAXI OPERATION TOWARDS THE RUNWAY, THE NR 1 ENGINE BEGIN TO SURGE. CREW THEN RETURNED BACK TO FBO. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM TO A FAULTY HMU. MX TEAM INSTALLED A REPAIRED HMU, AND NOTICED THAT DURING ENGINE GROUND RUNS, THE ENGINE WAS STILL SURGING. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED A FAULITY BOV SOLENOID VALVE. MX TEAM INSTALLED AN O/H BOV SOLENOID VALVE, PN 31B4197-05. ENGINE GROUND RUNS AND LEAK CHECK WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.