What was found
DURING PHASE 1 INSPECTION, RT FUEL QUANTITY READING WAS ERRATIC. THE SHAFT BEARING OR SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE ON THE RT SENDER. THIS APPARENTLY ALLOWED GASOLINE INTO THE SENDER.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2001
- Submitted
- February 28, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N434ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280655
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1C
- System (JASC)
- 2840 · Fuel Indicating System
- Part
- Resistor
- Part number
- 535942
- Part serial
- 1069
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Rt Sender
- Part time
- 244 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.