Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 11, 2005
Submitted
February 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK368
Aircraft time
1,182 hours, 1,024 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

KMIA - KCVG CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE DESCENDING FROM 19,000 TO 11,000 FEET THE LEFT FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY, THEN RE-ILLUMINATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE RIGHT FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THEN MOMENTARILY EXTINGUISHED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BOTH ANNUNCIATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON LANDING AND ROLLOUT. AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY BOTH FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. FUEL TEMPERATURE AT 11,000 FEET WAS -20 TO -22 DEGREES C. MAINTENANCE DRAINED WATER FROM THE FUEL TANKS AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE GROUND RUN WITH NO NOTED DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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