Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
February 13, 2019
Submitted
February 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
44378
Aircraft time
8,739 hours, 3,379 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
8,739 hours, 3,379 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
21SN04466
Part serial
CFL1950BA
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
8,379 hours, 3,379 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

L ENGINE FUEL FILTER EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON DURING CLIMB. EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT. MOST OFF THE FLIGHT. LT ENGINE VIBRATED AND VIBRATION INCREASED DURING DESCENT COMPLIED WITH NON-NORMAL AND NORMAL CHECKLISTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO CAN. FILTER ELEMENT CHECKED NORMAL, NO CONTAMINATION. INSTALLED THE NEW FUEL FILTER ELEMENT. WIRING CHECK NO ABNORMAL FOUND. REPLACED FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH. PERFORMED L ENG HIGH POWER RUN, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL.

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