What was found
THE SQUARE FLOAT BLOCK ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD DETERIORATED AND SLID OFF CONNECTING ROD. FUEL QUANTITY WAS INDICATING EMPTY WHEN TANK WAS FULL.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- TIMR032A
Alpine Aviation Inc - Aircraft
- N75337
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 287690332
- System (JASC)
- 2842 · Fuel Quantity Sensor
- Part
- Fuel Sender
- Part number
- 6810102
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Fuel Tank
- 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.