Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 16, 2005
Submitted
November 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605360
Aircraft time
1,734 hours, 1,402 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
1,734 hours, 1,402 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
31J240401
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT TAKEOFF POWER EXTINGUISHED WHEN POWER REDUCED. OPERATED RT ENGINE AND VERIFIED RT FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATES NEAR TAKEOFF POWER SETTINGS. REMOVED AND INSPECTED FUEL FILTER. FOUND EVIDENCE OF MINOR CONTAMINATION. CONTACTED PRATT & WHITNEY, PER REQUEST PERFORMED FCU CONTAMINATION CHECK PER P & W 545 M/M 73-20-01 T/R 73-5. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND IN AIRFRAME OR FCU. INSTALLED NEW FUEL FILTER AND O-RINGS. PERFORMED GROUND PENALTY RUN, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. INSPECTED FILTER AFTER RUN, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED FILTER WITH NEW O-RINGS PER 545 M/M 73-10-05. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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