Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Raythn HAWKER900XP

Difficulty date
April 10, 2018
Submitted
April 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907PJ
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER900XP
Aircraft serial
HA0009
Aircraft time
4,400 hours, 3,289 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73150R
Engine time
4,400 hours, 3,289 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
307080039
Part serial
17212
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
2,460 hours, 1,215 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 24,000 FEET ON APPROACH, THE LEFT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND FAILED. NO RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED, THE AIRPLANE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL FILTER, NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND HAD AN OUTPUT PRESSURE OF 275 PSI. PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, PRESSURE ABOVE 200 PSI IS SATISFACTORY. THE ENGINE DEEC WAS DOWNLOADED AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS, THE MANUFACTURER REPORTED THAT ALL PARAMETERS WERE IN THE NORMAL RANGES. A SOAP TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE OIL AND THE RESULTS WERE ALL IN THE NORMAL RANGES. ON THE ADVICE OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT, THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WERE BOTH REPLACED. THE ENGINE PASSED ALL GROUND TESTS AND RUNS AND THE AIRPLANE WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES.