Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 24, 2012
Submitted
April 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120198
Aircraft time
29,414 hours, 37,129 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Fuel Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF FROM ATLANTIC CITY (ACY), CREW RECEIVED AN AURAL WARNING CHIME ALONG WITH WARNING LIGHT ON THE MULTIPLE ALARM PANEL FUEL AND THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL FILTERS. IT WAS REPORTED A SMALL AMOUNT OF METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE LOW PRESSURE FILTER. BOTH ENGINES WERE GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECKED WITH EVERYTHING CHECKING NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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