Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 15, 2018
Submitted
December 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
45,234 hours, 13,518 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
QA07995
Part serial
RE76594
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
558 hours, 159 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

AFTER ENGINE START AT FIRST APPLICATION OF TAXI THRUST THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN WHILE TAXING TO ANOTHER GATE. GROUNDED - YES. EEC BITE SHOWS FAULT CODE 73-31072 FUEL FILTER SIGNALS DISAGREE. PEF FIM 73-05 TASK 801 UP TO STEP E, 1, A,1. PLUG DP0808 (J8) AND DP0803 SECURE. 35534. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER REF AMM 73-11-02. NO DEBRIS NOTED IN FILTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH REF AMM 73-34-01. RAN ENGINE, LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED EEC BITE, NO RECENT FAULTS NOTED.