Service difficulty report · Purifier · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
June 16, 2012
Submitted
June 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408HH
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft serial
61716
Aircraft time
27,943 hours
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Purifier
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO HLZ WHEN THE CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER TO THE NR 1 ENGINE. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 1 PCL HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE. EMERGENCY FUEL CONTROL LEVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL ENGINE FUEL CONTROL DURING FLIGHT AND ON APPROACH. CREW DIVERTED AND LANDED AT FOB TO INVESTIGATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN THE LAST CHANCE FUEL FILTER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE CENTRIFUGAL FUEL PURIFIER (CFP), FUEL CONTROL, AND LAST CHANCE FILTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE CFP AND LAST CHANCE FUEL FILTER. FUEL CONTROL, LAST CHANCE FILTER, AND ALL LINES WERE FLUSHED AND PURGED TO REMOVE ANY FURTHER CONTAMINATION. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST HOVERED AND FLIGHT CHECKED TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.