Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
April 29, 2015
Submitted
May 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
27625
Aircraft time
64,542 hours, 18,785 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Filter
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A FUEL DISAGREE-PROG 2 MESSAGE AFTER 4 HRS OF FLIGHT WITH A 3500LB DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOTALIZER AND CALCULATED. THE CHECKLIST WAS USED TO VERIFY THAT THERE WAS NOT A FUEL LEAK. TOTALIZER WAS 3500 LB LESS THAN CALCULATED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED, LEAKED CHECKED AND THAT ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. LP7013316.

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