Service difficulty report · Not Reported · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 23, 2022
Submitted
January 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283VC
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
679
Aircraft time
5,798 hours, 5,459 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67B
Engine time
5,798 hours, 5,533 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Not Reported
Condition
Not Reported
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTS LEFT HAND FUEL GAUGE GOES BLANK AND BELIEVES THE FUEL BALANCING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. WESTERN AIRCRAFT HAS TROUBLE SHOT SYSTEM FOUND NO DEFECTS. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS AND RESEATED. FUEL BALANCING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.