Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
January 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22817
Aircraft time
90,497 hours, 42,631 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
81,801 hours, 37,692 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

SUSPECTED LT ENG FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL CONFIG LIGHT ILLUM WITH 3.7 IN LT TANK AND 6.3 IN RT TANK. LT FUEL QTY DROPPING. MX REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP FILTER AND RAN ENGINE AT IDLE AND TAKEOFF POWER, NO LEAKS, CHECKED GOOD.