Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 24, 2012
Submitted
November 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
27,849 hours, 30,251 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Fuel Filter
Condition
Warning Light
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO COMMUNICATION ISSUES IN COMBINATION WITH THE BYPASS LIGHT. ACFT FINISHED OUT THE FLIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GROUND MX CREW R & R THE HP FUEL FILTER ELEMENT. AN OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.