What was found
FUEL QUANTITY SENDER UNIT FLOAT SEPARATED FROM ARM RESULTING IN FUEL QUANTITY ERROR TO GAUGE. FLOAT MATERIAL WORN THROUGH BY SHAFT OF SENDER UNIT ARM.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N43LC
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 287790203
- System (JASC)
- 2842 · Fuel Quantity Sensor
- Part
- Sender
- Part number
- 68101002
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Float Arm
- Part time
- 3,075 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.