Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 8, 2008
Submitted
December 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9403W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53139
Aircraft time
45,753 hours
Part
Fuel Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD INFLIGHT - AT TOP OF CLIMB RIGHT AND LEFT INLET FUEL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER LEVEL OFF APU SHUT DOWN. NUMBER TWO ENGINE GENERATOR ON PLACARD. APU RESTARTED AT 10,000 FEET. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED APU LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER AND APU COMBUSTION LINER. ALSO, REPLACED GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT AS A PRECAUTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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