Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Maule MX7180

Difficulty date
January 31, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Maule MX7180
Engine
Lyc O360C1F
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuel Qty Sensor
Part time
1,085 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) LT AUXILIARY, RT AUXILIARY AND RT MAIN FUEL TRANSMITTERS FAILED. LT MAIN FUEL TRANSMITTER ERRATIC. THE TRANSMITTER EARTH RETURN BRASS PLATES LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE FLOAT SHAFT HAD WORN THROUGH THE LOCATING PEGS RESULTING IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT.

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