Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 24, 2017
Submitted
December 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
14,921 hours, 4,911 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
QA07995
Part serial
658728
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Filter
Part time
14,975 hours, 4,933 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE, AFTER ENG START, A FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PUSHED NR 1 POWER LEVER FWD, AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT 30% N1. THE POWER LEVER IDLE- LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PERFORMED A NR 1 EEC BITE TEST. FOUND FAULT FUEL FILTER SIGNALS DISAGREE MSG 73-31071. IAW FIM 73-00-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER IAW AMM 73-11-02. IDLE LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 71-00-00. R & R THE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM 73-34-01-000-801-F00, AND 73-34-01-400-801-F00, GROUND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 73-34-01-400-801-F00, PARAGRAPH G, IDLE POWER LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ACFT GROUNDED.