Service difficulty report · Probe · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
February 5, 2016
Submitted
February 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
17GR159B
Sweet Aviation LLC
Aircraft
N121KL
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605720
Aircraft time
2,545 hours, 4,682 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
99124983
Condition
Departed
Location
Fuel Qty
Part time
2,545 hours, 4,682 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT AS FUEL WAS BURNED THE LEFT QUANTITY WOULD STOP SHOWING BURN AT AROUND 2300 AND THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD CONTINUE TO SHOW FUEL BURNED. AS THE RH SIDE SHOWED ABOUT 1100 THE LEFT WOULD DRIFT DOWN TO 1100. SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMAL ABOVE AND BELOW THESE PARAMETERS. REMOVED ACCESS PANELS FROM WING. FOUND NR 4 PROBE LAYING IN WING OFF OF MOUNT. FOUND MOUNT TO BE SERVICEABLE AND NOT DEFECTIVE. APPEARS PROBE WAS REMOVED FOM AND NOT REINSTALLED IN MOUNTING. REINSTALLED PROBE AND TESTED SYSTEM. SYSTEM TESTED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

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