Service difficulty report · Indicator · Amtr SLEPCEVSTORH

Difficulty date
December 7, 2012
Submitted
December 10, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N628VZ
Make and model
Amtr SLEPCEVSTORH
Aircraft serial
001
Aircraft time
20 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912ULS
Engine time
20 hours
Part
Indicator
Part number
10435
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Fuel System
Part time
50 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PLUGGED FUEL FILTER. THE OUTSIDE MOUNTED STYLE FUEL GAUGES DISINTEGRATED USING 93 OCTANE AUTOMOBILE GASOLINE, IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CONTAINED ETHANOL. THE PLASTIC TUBE SHAPED FUEL GAUGE SWELLED AND ELONGATED ABOUT 1" WHEN COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL, UNUSED PRODUCT. THE RESIN THAT ENCASED THE CORK FLOAT WAS DISSOLVED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE THE MATERIAL FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTER.