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Attributes | |
ACN | 1754445 |
Time | |
Date | 202007 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | Cruise |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
In cruise flight the left fuel filter bypass caution light came on. Going through the emergency checklist; the right fuel filter bypass light came on so I contacted ATC and asked for the closest large airport which was ZZZ. On descent to the airport somewhere around 15;000 ft.; both lights went out. I landed at ZZZ and had the fuel filters inspected. While that was being done I drove my passenger to city. Upon returning to ZZZ the inspection was complete with no contamination found so I flew the plane back to ZZZ1. The likely problem was ice with only a small amount of water found in the sump drains.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE 525 pilot reported encountering fuel filter anomaly in flight.
Narrative: In cruise flight the left fuel filter bypass caution light came on. Going through the Emergency Checklist; the right fuel filter bypass light came on so I contacted ATC and asked for the closest large airport which was ZZZ. On descent to the airport somewhere around 15;000 ft.; both lights went out. I landed at ZZZ and had the fuel filters inspected. While that was being done I drove my passenger to city. Upon returning to ZZZ the inspection was complete with no contamination found so I flew the plane back to ZZZ1. The likely problem was ice with only a small amount of water found in the sump drains.
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.