Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
December 15, 2009
Submitted
December 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
303
Aircraft time
57,938 hours, 20,526 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4E1
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
A60302B
Part serial
126460
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER AMBER LIGHT WITH ECAM FILTER WARNING FOR NR 1 ENG COMPLIED WITH QRH. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 73-36-03-02: ENGINE (IDENTIFY 1 AND/OR 2) FUEL FILTER LIGHT(S) - INOP. VERIFY AND RECORD IN A ML/EAML THAT FILTER HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION ONCE EACH FLIGHT DAY. " MEL MX PROCEDURE PERFORMED IAW AMM 73-12-03, ENG. NR 1 FUEL FILTER REMOVED AND INSPECTED, FOUND CLEAN, NO CONTAMINATION. FUEL FILTER REINSTALLED. LEAK CHECKED WITH IDLE RUN PERFORMED. FOUND OK. ACFT RELEASED IAW MEL 73-36-03-02, FUEL FILTER CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH CONNECTOR CHECKED AND CLEANED. LT ENG FUEL FILTER LIGHT INOP. FILTER HAS TO BE CHECKED ONCE EVERY DAY. MX PROCEDURE PERFORMED IAW AMM 73-12-03, ENG. NR 1 FUEL FILTER REMOVED AND INSPECTED, FOUND CLEAN, NO CONTAMINATION. FUEL FILTER REINSTALLED. LEAK CHECKED WITH IDLE RUN PERFORMED. FOUND OK. A/C RELEASED PER MEL 73-36-03-02, FUEL FILTER CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATI ON, A/C OK FOR SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH ON GTR 1 AS PER AMM 73-34-11-4. ENGINE RUN PERFORMED AS PER JRH. LEAK TEST PERFORMED. NO LEAK FOUND. ALL TEST PERFORMED FOUND GOOD. MEL CLOSED, STIKER REMOVED.

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