Service difficulty report · Sending Unit · Cessna T206H

Difficulty date
August 14, 2014
Submitted
August 14, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N51216
Make and model
Cessna T206H
Aircraft serial
08343
Aircraft time
4,612 hours, 2,638 cycles
Part
Sending Unit
Part number
38524
Part serial
30062464
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Part time
65 hours, 30 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL QTY SENDING UNITS OF THE LT AND RT WING FUEL TANKS. 5 OCCURRENCE'S THIS FISCAL YEAR OF FAILED UNITS. FLOAT TYPE, ALL WORK PERFORMED IN REF TO 28-40-00, REV 18. THE FLEET OF 8 AIRCRAFT ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH FUEL QUANTITY SENDING UNITS. DESCRIPTION'S OF MALFUNCTIONS ARE ALL SIMILAR, "OPEN CIRCUIT" AT VARIOUS POINTS OF FLOAT MOVEMENT, DOA OUT OF THE BOX. ALL PARTS ARE NEW AND SUPPLIED BY MFG PARTS.

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