Service difficulty report · Fuel · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
November 25, 2005
Submitted
December 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N90070
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
513
Part
Fuel
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Engine
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

JFK - DURING CRUISE, LEFT ENGINE FUEL FILTER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO JFK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2 ENGINE FUEL FILTERS. ENTERED EACH FUEL TANK AND INSPECTED IN EACH TANK. FOUND SOME EVIDENCE OF OLD SEALANT. CLEANED TANKS AND ACCOMPLISHED RUN UP AND REPLACED FUEL FILTERS AGAIN. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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