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BE400 flight crew at FL390 has right engine fuel filter bypass light illuminate followed shortly by the left engine. Flight crew diverts to ict for uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 740290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc.artcc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 740290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 740116 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel filter bypass light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Fuel filter bypass light on right engine came on. We ran checklist and were preparing to divert to ict as left engine fuel filter bypass light came on. Notified ATC (ZKC) and diverted to ict. Landing at ict uneventful. Took sample of fuel. Appeared cloudy. Notified FBO at origin. Left aircraft at ict with maintenance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: water was found to be the contaminate that caused the fuel filters to clog and the last fuel purchase was suspected to be the source. The FBO where the fuel was purchased was informed of the problem; but was unable to find the source of the water.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE400 FLT CREW AT FL390 HAS RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE LEFT ENGINE. FLT CREW DIVERTS TO ICT FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING.
Narrative: FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON R ENG CAME ON. WE RAN CHKLIST AND WERE PREPARING TO DIVERT TO ICT AS L ENG FUEL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON. NOTIFIED ATC (ZKC) AND DIVERTED TO ICT. LNDG AT ICT UNEVENTFUL. TOOK SAMPLE OF FUEL. APPEARED CLOUDY. NOTIFIED FBO AT ORIGIN. LEFT ACFT AT ICT WITH MAINT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: WATER WAS FOUND TO BE THE CONTAMINATE THAT CAUSED THE FUEL FILTERS TO CLOG AND THE LAST FUEL PURCHASE WAS SUSPECTED TO BE THE SOURCE. THE FBO WHERE THE FUEL WAS PURCHASED WAS INFORMED OF THE PROB; BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE WATER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.