Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
January 27, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft time
15,515 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fuel Filter
Part time
23,345 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT HAD THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED NO CONTAMINATION OF FILTER FOUND BY DRAINING SOME FUEL FROM THE FILTER. AIRCRAFT OPERATED AS PER MEL 73-4-1 FOR 1 FLIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY THE FILTER WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL FLOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS ALSO REPLACED. RELIABILITY HAS REQUESTED THE FILTER BE FORWARDED TO THEM FOR POSSIBLE EXAMINATION AND TESTING FOR CONTAMINATION. COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEGINNING AN MRB APPROVED PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE FFDPS AT A SCHEDULED INTERVAL OF 15000HRS. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON FINDINGS OF THE FUEL FILTER. (TC# 20110128005)