SDR 95ZZZX906

Service difficulty report · Probe · Rkwell NA26560

Difficulty date
January 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
KI2R953K
Rockwell Collins Inc
Aircraft
N8NR
Make and model
Rkwell NA26560
Aircraft serial
306141
Part
Probe
Part number
034001001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aux Fuel
Part time
6,953 hours
Component
Gull
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.

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION BECAME ERRATIC IN-FLIGHT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND PINPOINTING PROBLEM TO BE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK PROBE, REMOVAL OF PROBE REVEALED THAT BARREL WAS CRACKED THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE. CAUSE: EFFECT OF FUEL SLOSHING ON LONG LENGTH OF PROBE. RECOMMEND: VISUAL INSPECTION AT 5,000-HOUR INITIAL INTERVAL AND RECURRENT AROUND 2,500 HOURS.