Service difficulty report · Hmu · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 7, 2002
Submitted
January 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N225FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
127
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Hmu
Part number
189111
Part serial
189113411
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT, ATTEMPTED RESTART, ENGINE TEMPERATURE HIGH AND VIBRATION CAUSED ABORT ATTEMPT. PROBABLE CAUSE: BOV SOLENOID AND/OR HMU FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS BORESCOPED WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. THE IGNITERS (2 EA) PN 31B5168-01 SERIAL NUMBERS UNKNOWN AND RVDT (PN 3AR245 SN B0145) WERE ALSO CHANGED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW A TEST FLIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. RECOMMEND THAT PARTS REMOVED, BE EXAMINED FOR POSSIBLE MALFUNCTIONS.