Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
March 24, 2010
Submitted
March 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
267
Aircraft time
34,413 hours, 16,389 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Engine time
4,156 hours, 1,960 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
A60302B
Part serial
1261695
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
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

T/O, 1 MIN NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER CLOG LT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED QRH NO RELIEF RTB LAND WT 271.5K LBS. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 73-36-03-01. ONCE EACH FLIGHT DAY." NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER INSPECTED & NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. R & R FUEL FILTER IAW AMM 73-12-03-4. CARRIED OUT LEAK CHECK, NIL LEAK IAW JRH. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. REPLACED DIFF PRESS SWITCH, PIN C SHORTING. WHEN INSTALLED THE PLUG (DS298) WITH NORNAL POW ER,THE LIGHT"FILTER" EXTINGUISHED,BUT INSTALLED THE PLUG A LITTLE TIGHT, THE LIGHT "FILTER" ILLUMINATED. CHECKED PLUG (DS298) GOOD, SUSPECTED THE PIN C OF SENSOR GROUNDED WHEN PLUG (DS298) INSTALLED TIGHTLY. R&R NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH AS PER AMM 73-34-11-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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