Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 18, 2017
Submitted
July 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
81,312 hours, 44,602 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Indicator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TOTAL LOSS OF FUEL INDICATION SYSTEM AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT STATED THAT PANEL WAS FLICKERING WHEN THEY HIT TURBULENCE AND WHEN THEY HIT BUMPS ON THE GROUND. BOTH THE FLIGHT DECK INDICATION AND THE REFUEL PANEL ARE NOT READING. FOUND BROKEN WIRE Q180A18N AT CONNECTOR P1-630. TERMINATED WIRE IAW WPM 28-41-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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