Service difficulty report · Filter · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Aircraft time
7,387 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Filter
Part number
90005038072
Condition
Clogged
Location
Fuel System
Part time
186 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF FROM RAMP WHEN ACFT WAS PULLING IN 75 PERCENT TORQUE THE NR 1 FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS POWER WAS REDUCED THE LIGHT WOULD EXTINGUISH ON A SECOND ATTEMPT THE SAME OCCURRED. FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED AND ACFT RETURNED TO HANGAR. AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER WAS OPENED AND CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE FOUND, ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP FILTER WAS THEN REMOVED AND INSPECTED NOTHING VISIBLE. A STREAM OF FUEL WAS INTRODUCED TO THE FILTER AND IT DRAINED SLOWLY COMPARING IT TO A NEW FILTER WHICH WAS ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS DRAINING. BOTH FILTERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES, SYS BLED AND A CHECK OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WAS CARRIED OUT NO ABNORMALITIES. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE LINE RUN UP AND NO LIGHT PRESENT, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.