Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
November 24, 2004
Submitted
December 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46619
Aircraft time
67,792 hours, 26,822 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

"ENG 1 FUEL FILTER" LEVEL 1 ALERT ILLUMINATED APPROX 1 30 AFTER TAKEOFF. APPROX 40 MIN AFTER "1 ENG FUEL FILTER LIGHT CAME ON, THE LEVEL 2," FUEL CONTAMINATED" ALERT CAME ON , DIVERTED TO STL. REMOVED ALL THREE ENGINE FUEL FILTERS. FOUND ALL CONTAMINATED. REPLACED ALL 3 ENGINE FUEL FILTERS, MEC'S, ENGINE FUEL PUMPS, FUEL DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCHES. REPLACED APU FUEL FILTER. DEFUELED AND ENTERED ALL 3 FUEL TANKS. CLEANED SAME. ALL COMPONENTS RIGGED, ADJUSTED AND LEAK CHECKED PER APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT DUE TO ALL THREE ENGINE WORK. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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