Service difficulty report · Sensor · Beech E55

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
April 12, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4000W
Make and model
Beech E55
Aircraft serial
TE1004
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Sensor
Part number
58380019
Part serial
1471
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLOAT DOES NOT BRING ARM TO FULL UP STOP WHEN SUBMERGED. IT WILL COME UP TO APPROX .7500 TO .8750 OF ITS TRAVEL. TAPPING ON THE HOUSING WILL EVENTUALLY BRING IT TO THE UP STOP. THIS, IAW MFG, DOES NOT MEET THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. THE FLOAT APPEARS TO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BUOYANCY. FOUR (4) OF THESE TRANSMITTERS WERE TRIED, WITH NO FAVORABLE RESULTS.

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