Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Airbus A330243F

Difficulty date
November 9, 2021
Submitted
November 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243F
Aircraft serial
1506
Aircraft time
23,138 hours, 6,473 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
77,519 hours, 13,592 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
MFFA6322
Part serial
NA
Condition
Clogged
Component
Fuel Filter · Pall
Component part number
MFFA6322
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING AIRCRAFT TAXI OUT THE “ENGINE FUEL FILTER CLOG FAULT” WAS SHOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE PARKING POSITION. DURING INSPECTION NO BLOCKAGE NOR UNWANTED MATERIAL WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE 1 FUEL FILTER ELEMENT 5200EB (PN/ MFFA632-2) WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUALS (TSM 73-21-79-810-803-A, SUBTASK 73-21-79-810-056A FAULT ISOLATION 4.1, AMM 73-11-41-000/400 802 A, TASK 71-00-00-700-827). THE TESTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AND NO FUEL LEAKS WERE FOUND. FUEL FILTER ELEMENT PN:MFFA632-2.

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