Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
October 22, 2002
Submitted
October 22, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N789EP
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8135
Aircraft time
1,893 hours
Part
Transmitter
Part number
S33311
Part serial
1509
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Fuel Tank
Part time
1,893 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT FUEL QUANTITY WENT TO "0" IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME STATION. MAINTENANCE FOUND FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER FLOAT SEPERATED FROM THE TRANSMITTER. THE FLOAT ATTACH ARM BROKE OUTBOARD OF THE FLOAT WHERE IT WAS CRIMPED AND THE END PIECE, WASHER AND FLOAT SEPERATED. THE PIECES WERE FOUND INSIDE THE FUEL CELL. REPLACED THE TRANSMITTER, RESEALED THE TANK ACCESS COVER, RESERVICED, RECALIBRATED AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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