Service difficulty report · Gauge · Cessna 182Q

Difficulty date
June 16, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182Q
Part
Gauge
Condition
Failed
Location
Interior
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

PILOT REPORTED RT FUEL GAUGE STUCK ON APPROX ONE-THIRD FULL, NO MATTER WHAT ACTUAL LEVEL WAS. REMOVED GAUGE AND FOUND PIECE OF FOAM INSULATION THAT IS GLUED TO UNDERSIDE OF GLARE SHIELD HAD BECOME LODGED AROUND NEEDLE, PREVENTING IT FROM MOVING. THIS INSULATION WAS FALLING APART AND COVERING COOLING HOLES IN AVIONICS, ETC.

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