Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 10, 2011
Submitted
March 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30549
Aircraft time
43,834 hours, 5,583 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

'ENG FUEL FILTER L' EICAS, FLIGHT DIVERTED. STATUS AND ADVISORY MESSAGES CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, NOT CONTINUOUSLY. REPLACED NR 1 FUEL FILTER AND DPI SWITCH. RAN ENGINE, OPS CHKS NORMAL. NO MESSAGES.