Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 26, 2016
Submitted
November 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
37,686 hours, 11,231 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Corroded
Location
Pressure Switch
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

AFTER STARTING THE NR 1 ENGINE THE FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON THE FUEL PANEL ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED ALL C/B'S ARE CLOSED AND PERFORMED EEC BITE AND FOUND MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 73-31071. OPENED NR 1 ENGINE FAN COWL AND PERFORMED FIM TASK 73-05 TASK 801 STEP E1-E2G. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH CANNON PLUG HANGING LOOSE. INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENGINE DIFFERENTIAL FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH AND FOUND THE THREADS ON THE CONNECTOR DAMAGED AND CORRODED. INSPECTED J8 HARNESS AND FOUND THE THREADS ON IT DAMAGED AS WELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE J8 HARNESS IAW AMM 73-21-06. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE DIFFERENTIAL FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM 73-34-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER IAW AMM 73-11-02. LEAK CHECK GOOD. J8 HARNESS & FUEL DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW FIM 73-05 TASK 801. NO DEBRIS FOUND IN OLD FILTER. FILTER CHANGED FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.