Service difficulty report · Gasket · Lear 25

Difficulty date
October 23, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39CK
Make and model
Lear 25
Aircraft serial
005
Engine
Ge CJ6105
Part
Gasket
Part number
WF334761
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fuel Filter
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE LEFT AIRCRAFT LOW PRESSURE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AS THE ENGINES WERE POWERED UP. TROUBLE SHOT LEFT FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER GASKETS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE FILTER WERE NOT GLUED EVENLY ON THE ENTIRE SURFACE. THIS IN TURN MADE THE GASKET ACT AS A RESTRICTOR FOR THE OUTLET FUEL, AS THE ENGINE DEMANDED FOR FUEL INCREASED WITH RPM, THE RESTRICTION WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO DROP THE FUEL PRESSURE TO BELOW THE PRESSURE SWITCH LIMIT. INSPECTED THE REMAINING RIGHT FUEL FILTER AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET. INSPECTED FUEL FILTERS IN COMPANY STOCK AND FOUND ALL FILTERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. REMOVED THESE FILTERS FROM STOCK AND NOTIFIED THE VENDER.

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