Service difficulty report · Filter Element · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 2, 2015
Submitted
April 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4462
Aircraft time
3,232 hours, 8,869 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,232 hours, 5,000 cycles
Part
Filter Element
Part number
704A34620045
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Fuel System
Part time
242 hours
Component
Fuel Filter
Component part number
432B124
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, DURING FLIGHT RECEIVED A MOMENTARY, FUEL FILTER BYPASS, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. REDUCED POWER & THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AS POWER WAS INTRODUCED AGAIN DURING LANDING THE WARNING LIGHT MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED AGAIN. LANDED & SHUTDOWN ENG. THE MECHANIC ON DUTY ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER FOR A BYPASS INDICATION & DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL FILTER BYPASS BUTTON HAD INDICATED A BYPASS. PERFORMED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS REQUIRED IAW AMM, MX, TROUBLESHOOTING MANUALS & VEMD FLM. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.