Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft time
619 hours
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
2688211
Condition
Clogged
Location
Fuel System
Part time
815 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW RECEIVED A BLUE CAS MSG, LT ENG FUEL BYPASS. UPON CONSULTING QRH & VIEWING FUEL PAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LT FUEL FILTER WAS BEING BYPASSED, AMBER FUEL FILTER ON FUEL PAGE. INITIALLY THIS ONLY HAPPENED AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO BASE & HAVE MX LOOK AT IT. CREW HAD TO HOLD AT 6000 FT & BURN OFF FUEL TO BE BELOW LANDING WEIGHT. THE CAS MSG ENDED UP BEING ON ALL THE TIME. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL FILTER CONFIRMED VISUALLY THAT DEBRIS WAS BOTH WITHIN & ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE FILTER PLEATS. AIRFRAME FUEL SUMPS WERE VERIFIED CLEAR OF WATER OR FOREIGN SUBSTANCE. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE FILTER INDICATED PIECES OF PRC, FIBROUS MATERIAL & CLEAR PLASTIC FILM MATERIAL. RT FUEL FILTER WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AS WELL REVEALING MUCH OF THE SAME TYPE OF FOREIGN MATTER ONLY IN MUCH SMALLER VOLUME. FUEL FILTER & FUEL SAMPLES ARE BEING SENT FOR ANALYSIS.