Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 767316

Difficulty date
April 15, 2019
Submitted
April 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538LA
Make and model
Boeing 767316
Aircraft serial
34628
Aircraft time
50,076 hours, 25,942 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
48,268 hours, 8,754 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
21SN04466
Part serial
CFL7017D
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Part time
13,937 hours, 3,368 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF INDICATE MESSAGE ON THE EICAS FOR RH ENGINE FUEL FILTER, THE CREW CARRIED OUT THE PROCEDURES IN THE CABIN TO BE ABLE TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND ON THE PLATFORM, IT WAS MOVED TO THE HANGAR AND WORKSHOP MADE TESTS TO CONFIRM THE FAILURE OF THE RT FUEL FILTER AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH. CHANGED THE RH FUEL FILTER AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH.