Service difficulty report · Filter · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 3, 2018
Submitted
March 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
80,429 hours, 17,363 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel
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

TWO HOURS INTO FLIGHT, CLIMBING FROM FL 340 TO FL 360, RECEIVED A LEVEL 1 FUEL CONTAMINATED ALERT. LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS, CHANGED TO LEVEL 1, THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER. LASTED ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN BACK TO FUEL CONTAMINATED. THEN ALL ALERTS WENT AWAY. APPROX 20 MINUTES LATER, A LEVEL 1 NR 1 ENGINE FUEL FILTER ALERT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT STARTED TO COME ON MORE AND LASTED LONGER. 15 MINUTES LATER, LEVEL 1, FUEL CONTAMINATION CAME BACK. REMOVED THE MAIN FUEL FILTER FROM THE NR 1, 2 AND 3 ENGINES IAW MM 73-11-04-4-1, AND FOUND CONTAMINATION ON ALL THREE FILTERS IAW FIM 73-00-01, STEP 4, ALL TANK WORK PERFORMED, ALL ENGINES RUNS AND LEAK AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL, OK FOR SERVICE.

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