Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
September 16, 2026
Submitted
September 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66893
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
42197
Aircraft time
33,439 hours, 12,425 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
CR
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

FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT FOR NR 1 ENGINE. DEBRIEFED CREW, FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A FUEL ODOR IN CABIN. THE FUEL BYPASS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED DURING DESCENT & REPORTED THE FUEL ODOR DIMINISHED. THE LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISHED FOR THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. TOTAL FUEL IS 18.6, PERFORMED EEC BITE ON NR 1 ENG. FOUND MM 73-31071 FUEL FILTER SIGNALS DIASAGREE NR 1 ENG DUAL CHANNEL FAULT. NR 1 ENGINE EEC GROUND TEST PASSED AND FUEL FILTER LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. DUE TO REPORTS OF FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, PERFORMED FIM TASK 73-05 TASK 801 UP TO STEP E, SUBTASK 4, J8 HARNESS REPLACEMENT. EEC BITE TEST GAVE FAULT CODE 73-31071 NR 1 ENG DUAL CHANNEL FAULT. BOTH FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH & FUEL FILTER WERE CHANGED VERY RECENTLY AT ANOTHER STATION. THE NEXT STEP IN THE FIM WAS TO DO A WIRING CHECK OF THE ENG 1 FUEL FILTER LIGHT, DEU1 AND DEU2. NO WIRING ISSUES WERE FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENG 1 J8 WIRING HARNESS, IAW AMM 73-21-06, EEC TEST AND TEST 12 ACTUATORS TESTALL OPS CHK COMPLETE, NO FAULTS FOUND, IDLE LEAK CHK GOOD, IAW AMM 73-21-06.