Service difficulty report · Connector · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
May 30, 2023
Submitted
May 31, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N842JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
22,609 hours, 46,910 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
15,624 hours, 8,662 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel Qty Unit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO THEN THE ENGINE OIL TEMP WENT TO ZERO. THE INSTRUMENT CIRCUIT BREAKER THEN POPPED. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE PILOT RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ONCE SHUT DOWN AND MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MOISTURE WAS FOUND ON THE FUEL QUANTITY SENDING UNIT CANNON PLUG WHICH WAS CLEANED AND INSPECTED. A LOOSE CONNECTION WAS FOUND ON THE COLLECTIVE HOBBS METER SWITCH AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS POST MAINTENANCE WERE FOUND GOOD.

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