Service difficulty report · Hp Fuel Filter · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Hp Fuel Filter
Part number
5905587
Condition
Partly Blocked
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
81 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) ENROUTE #2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER BY-PASS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED SOME MINOR CONTAMINATION OF THE #2 ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FILTER. FILTER ELEMENT REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE SUBMITER STATES THAT THIS OCCURRENCE IS FREQUENT AND IS THE SUBJECT OF ANALYSIS WITH THE OPERATORS RELIABILITY DEPARTMENT AND PRATT & WHITNEY. THERE ARE 13 SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ON THE SDR DATA BASE.