Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
November 10, 2002
Submitted
December 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24534
Aircraft time
40,710 hours, 23,708 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
40,710 hours, 23,708 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
MS8005E111CFBA
Condition
Kinked
Location
Fuel Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WHEN FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB. INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE FUEL BYPASS WARNING LIGHT INDICATING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL ACROSS THE FUEL FILTER WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A KINK IN THE FLEXIBLE PRESSURE LINES WHICH ARE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH. BOTH LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH AS PRECAUTIONARY. THE FUEL FILTER WAS ALSO CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION AND REPLACED. THE NEW FILTER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECHECKED AFTER 24 HOURS AND NO CONTAMINATION FOUND.