Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 17, 2026
Submitted
April 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31219
Aircraft time
32,234 hours, 13,792 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
FA00631B
Condition
Clogged
Location
Rt 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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED DUE TO: RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS. LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE AT THE SAME TIME AS CENTER TANK REACHED ZERO FUEL. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NUMBER 2 FUEL FILTER (AALA202604215499) AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH (AALA202604214379), PER AMM 73-11-02 AND AMM 73-34-01. FOUND SERVO FUEL HEATER LEAKING, REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NUMBER 2 SERVO FUEL HEATER (AALA202604213464) PER AMM 73-11-07. ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED GOOD ENGINE RUNS.