Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7377*

Difficulty date
January 27, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7377*
Aircraft time
26,038 hours
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fuel Filter
Part time
29,784 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) JUST PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT, NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL FILTER BYPASS CONNECTOR CLEANED AND REINSATLLED IAW AMM 73-34-01. ENGINE RUN C/O IAW 71-00-00 AND NR 1 EEC BITE C/O IAW AMM 73-21-00. NO CURRENT FAULTS AT THIS TIME. ON TAXI OUT FOR NEXT FLIGHT THE BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED IAW AMM 73-34-01. ENGINE RUNS COMPLETED. MRB APPROVED PROGRAM OF SWITCH REPLACEMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING IMPLEMENTED FOR SWITCHES EXCEEDING 15,000HRS. NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED FOR THIS OCCURANCE.

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