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B767 captain reported an left engine fuel filter EICAS message that was intermittent during a flight which made them return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1618895 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Left engine fuel filter EICAS (engine indicating and crew alerting system) message came on during climb. EICAS message came on and off several times and remained on throughout most off the flight. Left engine vibrated and vibration increased during descent complied with non-normal and normal checklists [requested priority handling] and returned to ZZZZ. (Out of maintenance log.)we did not want to proceed over water with a possibility of fuel contamination. I was the monitoring pilot and completed the non-normal and normal checklists while first officer (first officer) was flying and handling ATC; I assumed the controls for the landing. We returned safely to ZZZZ. Excellent assistance from my first officer.system malfunction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 Captain reported an L Engine Fuel Filter EICAS message that was intermittent during a flight which made them return to departure airport.
Narrative: L ENGINE FUEL FILTER EICAS (Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System) MESSAGE CAME ON DURING CLIMB. EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT MOST OFF THE FLIGHT. LEFT ENGINE VIBRATED AND VIBRATION INCREASED DURING DESCENT COMPLIED WITH NON-NORMAL AND NORMAL CHECKLISTS [REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING] AND RETURNED TO ZZZZ. (Out of maintenance log.)We did not want to proceed over water with a possibility of fuel contamination. I was the monitoring pilot and completed the non-normal and normal checklists while FO (First Officer) was flying and handling ATC; I assumed the controls for the landing. We returned safely to ZZZZ. Excellent assistance from my FO.System malfunction.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.