Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
December 23, 2006
Submitted
March 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809LR
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Aircraft serial
083
Aircraft time
45,839 hours, 56,528 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
5009984C
Part serial
1702
Condition
Dirty
Location
Engine
Part time
399 hours, 426 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FDM 6210 ORF-JFK (0708 PHX LCL). A/C RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE SURGES IN FLIGHT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL FILTERS ON BOTH ENGINES.