Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
October 27, 2015
Submitted
October 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29431
Aircraft time
67,417 hours, 10,810 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Part
Fuel Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 400
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, UPPER EICAS MSG LT ENG FUEL FILTER WITH STATUS MSG LT ENG FUEL FILTER. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED FUEL FILTER FROM LT ENG & FOUND NON-METALLIC DEBRIS. REPLACED FUEL FILTERS ON BOTH LT & RT ENGS, & THE APU. THE ENGS & APU WERE RAN, & THE FILTERS WERE CHANGED AGAIN. THE REMOVED FILTERS WERE INSPECTED & FOUND FREE OF CONTAMINATION.