Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 7, 2002
Submitted
December 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Part
Fuel Filter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K, O

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

What was found

1) #3 FUEL BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEEDURE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED A SECOND TIME AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. FUEL FILTER BYPASS RESET LIGHT INOPERATIVE.2) FOUND #3 ENGINE FUEL FILTER CONTAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILTER IAW M/M 73-10-2. OPS CHECKED GOOD DURING GROUND RUN. RELAMPED FUEL FILTER BYPASS RESET LIGHT SWITCH. OPS CHECKED OK IAW TR 73-24, 73-34-0.

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