SDR AALA20160527009

Service difficulty report · Compensator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date: May 27, 2016
Submitted: May 31, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N7520A
Make and model: Doug DC982
Aircraft serial: 49897
Aircraft time: 73,185 hours, 38,837 cycles
System (JASC): 2841 · Fuel Quantity Indicator
Part: Compensator
Part number: 050014003
Part serial: 536
Condition: Faulty
Location: Fuel System
Part time: 17,788 hours, 10,043 cycles
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB THE RT MAIN FUEL TANK QTY INDICATION STARTED DECREASING RAPIDLY, IN EXCESS OF 100 LBS PER MIN. DURING RETURN TO FIELD ITS QTY INDICATION STARTED INCREASING RAPIDLY, R & R THE RT MAIN COMPENSATOR IAW AMM 28-40-03-201. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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