What was found
PILOT COMPLAINED OF FLUCTUATING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING GAUGE. TRACED PROBLEM TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT QUANTITY TRANSMITTERS GIVING ERRONEOUS OHM READINGS. REPLACED TRANSMITTERS AND SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N365ES
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280023
- System (JASC)
- 2842 · Fuel Quantity Sensor
- Part
- Transmitter
- Part number
- S33311
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt/Rt Fuel Qty
- Part time
- 475 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.