Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 21, 2021
Submitted
July 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
51,111 hours, 15,346 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
CA01962B
Condition
Clogged
Location
Nr 1 Eng Fuel
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING ENG #1 FILTER BY-PASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. RELEASED PER MEL 73-4B #1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL WARNING SYSTEM INOP. DRAINED FUEL FROM FILTER HOUSING NO GROSS CONTAMINATION NOTED PER B737-800 AMM 73-11-02-400-801 FUEL FILTER NOT CLOGGED REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT NEXT STATION. LEAK CHECK ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ACTIVE LK NOTICED. ACCOMPLISHED EEC BITE PER B737-800 FIM 73-00 TASK 801 NO FAULT FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENG FUEL FILTER ASSY REF B737-800 AMM 73-11-01-01 OPS AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL.