Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Agusta A109K2

Difficulty date
October 21, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N129AL
Make and model
Agusta A109K2
Aircraft serial
10029
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
768378
Part serial
157
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTS FILLING MAIN TANK THINKING IT IS FULL. AFTER A TIME GAUGES INDICATE LESS THAN FULL. INSPECTION OF INSIDE TANK THROUGH FILLER HOLE REVEALED DATA PLATE FROM FUEL PROBE COVERING THE FLANGE ASSY WHICH ALLOWS FUEL TO CROSSFEED TO OTHER TANK. REMOVED PLACARD, OPS NORMAL. RELAYED INFORMATION TO TECHNICIAN.

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