What was found
RIGHT FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE READS ERRATICALLY. SHOWS A ZERO TO FULL INDICATION. INSPECTED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RIGHT FUEL SENDER, P/N S-3331-1, BAD. DE-FUELED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND REPLACED THE FUEL SENDER.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N500ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280653
- System (JASC)
- 2842 · Fuel Quantity Sensor
- Part
- Transmitter
- Part number
- S33311
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Rt Wing Fuel
- Part time
- 270 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.