Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
April 5, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
237
Aircraft time
38,206 hours, 31,947 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
4,568 hours, 2,653 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING GO-AROUND WITH APPROX 4.5 THOUSAND POUNDS OF FUEL IN EACH OUTER TANK, NR 1 ENG FUEL CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT EXTINGUISHED, THEN RE-ILLUMINATED IN LEVEL FLIGHT, THEN EXTINGUISHED. NO ENGINE SECONDARIES. CREW REPORTED NO NOTICED FLUCTUATION OF NR 1 ENGINE PARAMATERS DURING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. DEBRIS FOUND IN FUEL FILTER. REMOVED NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER, FOUND CONTAMINANTS THAT LOOK TO BE SAND AND LINT FROM CLOTH OR PAPER. PER MOCC, FFC TO OPEN LT TANKS. DEFULED AIRCRAFT. FFC SERVICES OPENED ALL ACFT FUEL TANKS. REF RO 5110262 AND MTSI 28-10-2801 FOR APPLICABLE AMM REFERENCES. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. TANK ENTRY AND INSPECTION COMPLIED WITH BY FFC SERVICES PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE RUN PER JRH CH7, REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER REF. 7310/2808, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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