Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
March 22, 2010
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5519A
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1337
Aircraft time
20,058 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
161 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Transmitter
Part number
10238901211
Part serial
160192
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Eng Fuel Flow
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
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 FUEL FLOW WAS FLUCTUATING ON TAKEOFF. ON TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MX DETERMINED FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER WAS BAD. MX RECEIVED A UNIT FROM PARTS AND INSTALLED ON ACFT, WHEN THE MX WENT TO RUN THE ACFT HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, INSTALLED ANOTHER FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER AND ENGINE PERFORMED NORMAL. PROBABLE CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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