Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 2, 2021
Submitted
April 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1JP
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK432
Aircraft time
5,970 hours, 5,068 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
58181303
Part serial
518878
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fuel Flow
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR WAS READING ZERO WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THIS DISCREPANCY CAUSED THE FLIGHT TO BE CANCELLED. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR REPLACED THE TRANSMITTER WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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