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Service difficulty report · Annunciator · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
July 27, 2000
Submitted
September 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48037
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Annunciator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL/DTW - FLT 1164 - DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT FUEL FILTER PRESSURE DROP LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THE ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, LEFT FUEL FILTER PRESSURE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND RIGHT FUEL PRESSURE DROP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT SUMPED ALL FUEL TANKS, NO WATER FOUND. BOTH ENGINE FUEL FILTERS REPLACED, THE WIRING FOR BOTH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCHES CHECKED AND THE COCKPIT ANNUNCIATOR PANEL REPLACED. THE ENGINES WERE RUN FOR 1/2 HOUR AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS FROM IDLE THROUGH TAKEOFF POWER WITHOUT EITHER FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. (X)

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