Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
November 5, 1999
Submitted
June 22, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N174GF
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280532
Part
Indicator
Part number
S32812
Part serial
1104
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Fuel
Part time
243 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL INDICATOR MANUFACTURED DATE 12-31-97. AIRCRAFT AND INDICATOR TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW 243.3 HOURS, NEW 5-19-98. PER CESSNA MM 28-20-00, WOULD NOT CALIBRATE TO ''FULL'' READING ON RIGHT TANK. WOULD NOT READ OVER 24 GALLONS AT 26 GALLONS FULL. NO TOLERANCES CALLED OUT IN MM. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM MAY HAVE BEEN OUT OF TOLERANCE SINCE FACTORY NEW. (X)

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