Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
September 15, 2000
Submitted
September 19, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6637G
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
550670
Aircraft time
3,860 hours, 2,567 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
L15H3
Part serial
3306
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Lt Wing Tank
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.

What was found

PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF FUEL LOW LEVEL WARNING SYSTEM, IT FAILED ON ONE SIDE, ILLUMINATING WARNING CAPSULE AT 100 POUNDS INSTEAD OF 200 POUNDS OF FUEL. REPLACED FUEL LOW LEVEL WARNING FLOAT SWITCH. SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN, DISCOVERED THAT NEW PART WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS SWITCH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN FLEET FOR YEARS, IT SEEMS EACH TIME WE DO THE FUNCTIONAL TEST ON THE WARNING SYSTEM WE FIND A SWITCH THAT IS BAD. AS A SIDE NOTE, WE FOUND ONLY ONE NUT SECURING EACH SWITCH IN THE TANK WHEN THE PARTS CATALOG SPECIFIES TWO NUTS USED TO JAM-LOCK EACH OTHER. (X)

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