What was found
(AUS) FUEL TANK QUANTITY SYSTEM FLOAT VALVE DISINTEGRATING CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND FUEL FILTER.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2002
- Submitted
- June 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 2842 · Fuel Quantity Sensor
- Part
- Transmitter
- Part number
- 550697
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- Location
- Fuel Quantity
- Part time
- 750 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.