Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
August 21, 2012
Submitted
August 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33793
Aircraft time
13,569 hours, 7,269 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
3404027060
Part serial
YY095056B
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Filter
Part time
13,569 hours, 7,269 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, THE LT ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT TURNED ON, SO FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 7.22 PROCEDURE, CONFIRMING THE FAILURE; THE LT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ACFT CONTINUED TO LANDING. MX PERFORMED THE FIM 73-05 TASK 801 AND FUEL FILTER WAS VERIFIED, NO CONTAMINANT PARTICLES WERE FOUND AND THE LT ENGINE FUEL FILTER, BYPASS LIGHT REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 73-4 CAT C. THE FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-34-01, TESTED CORRECT.