What was found
DURING SCHEDULED FILTER REPLACEMENT THE SPRING CLIP RETAINER WAS FOUND BROKEN AND FELL OUT OF THE HOUSING IN PIECES WHEN THE FILTER WAS REMOVED. FILTER HOUSING WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2003
- Submitted
- June 2, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7266F
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760273
- Aircraft time
- 17,203 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30
- System (JASC)
- 2821 · Aircraft Fuel Filter/Strainer
- Part
- Filter Housing
- Part number
- 173547502
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Spring Clip Reta
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.