What was found
AIRCRAFT READ ZERO ON GROUP THREE FUEL QUANTITY. TROUBLESHOT TO A BROKEN WIRE ON 162J CONNECTOR. WHEN CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED, THE POTTING COMPOUND WAS DISINTEGRATING. SUBMITTER STATED TWO OTHER CASES OF SAME PROBLEM ON SAME CONNECTOR.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N404VL
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON900
- Aircraft serial
- 158
- System (JASC)
- 2840 · Fuel Indicating System
- Part
- Connector
- Part number
- 162J
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fuel Quantity
- Part time
- 687 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.