Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 15, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
11,213 hours, 3,308 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fuel System
Part time
11,478 hours, 3,436 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF WITH BOTH ENGINES AT IDLE RIGHT FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON FOR APPROX 15 SECONDS. LIGHT THEN WENT OUT. WARNING LIGHT CHECK ON. PREFLIGHT WAS NORMAL. AFTER LIGHT OUT DID ANOTHER LIGHTS TEST AND INDICATION NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE RIGHT FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT DISCREPANCY ON THE GROUND. EEC BITE SHOWS NO CURRENT FAULT BUT FAULT HISTORY SHOWS MSG 73 31072 ONLY AT 3RD FLIGHT LEGS. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 73 31 00 810 802 F00. FOUND S241 CONNECTOR DIRTY. CLEANED DP0803. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM 73 34 01 PAGE BLOCK 401 FOR PRECAUTIONARY. OPS CHECK LEAKS CHECK AND EEC BITE ARE NORMAL.