Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 5, 2007
Submitted
July 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
42,009 hours, 33,878 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
42,325 hours, 28,692 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
8G4411
Part serial
001
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Pressure
Part time
13,843 hours, 9,472 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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE LT INLET FUEL LOW PRESSURE AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS TURNED ON. REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 73-3. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION SWITCH AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST AND LEAKS CHECK IAW MM 73-33-01, ALL CORRECT.

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