Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 13, 2021
Submitted
April 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
40763
Aircraft time
29,921 hours, 12,280 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
Condition
Clogged
Stage of operation
NR
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 WAS GROUNDED: FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES, THEN EXTINGUISHED; FLIGHT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED FUEL FILTER IAW AMM 73-11-02 AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH (AALA202104199043) IAW AMM 73-34-01 ON # 1 ENG, LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.