Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 3, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
3,953 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
QA07995
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Part time
6,737 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) CREW REPORTED THEY HAD NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE OPERATION WAS NORMAL AND THE ACFT DIVERTED TO LANDING UNEVENTFULLY. IN MX DRAINED FUEL FROM THE PUMP HOUSING DRAIN PLUG, FOUND FREE OF VISIBLE, GROSS CONTAMINATION. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT IAW MEL 73-4-1. AT THAT TIME THE FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS WELL.