SDR 95ZZZX3627

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
July 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N757UR
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15280018
Part
Indicator
Condition
Will Not Calib
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER INSTALLING REPLACEMENT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES AND TRANSMITTERS PER SK152-21A, THE TRANSMITTERS COULD NOT BE CALIBRATED, THE GAUGES READ FULL WITH TANKS LESS THAN HALF FULL. THERE IS A RESISTOR, PN 20 OHM 5W, INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY, AT THE TRANSMITTER, ON THIS S/N AIRCRAFT. THIS RESISTOR MUST BE REMOVED FOR THE NEW SYSTEM TO OPERATE PROPERLY, BUT IS NOT CALLED OUT IN THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED WITH THE KIT. A CALL TO CESSNA'S TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THIS.

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