Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
February 13, 2019
Submitted
May 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
44378
Aircraft time
8,739 hours, 3,379 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
8,739 hours, 3,379 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
21SN04466
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

PDIS 108 73-35 4592 13FEB19 CAN OPEN U LOGPAGES:2612304 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. LEFT ENGINE VIBRATED AND VIBRATION INCREASED DURING DESCENT COUPLIED WITH NON-NORMAL AND NORMAL CHECKLISTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO CAN. PER FIM 73-11-00-1, REMOVED LH ENG FUEL FILTER ELEMENT PER AMM 73-11-02-6, FILTER ELEMENT CHECKED NORMAL, NO CONTAMINATION. REPLACED FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH. ENG RAN AS PER JRH ,ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL.

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