Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug 600N

Difficulty date
October 7, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug 600N
Aircraft time
1,583 hours
Part
Indicator
Part number
60N810713
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Quantity
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

(CAN) ERRATIC FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION DISCOVERED DURING REFUELING. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS FOUND TO BE INDICATING MORE FUEL ON BOARD THAN THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE SERVICED WITH. AIRCRAFT WAS DEFUELED AND FUEL SYSTEM WAS RECALIBRATED AND THE DEFECT APPEARED TO RECTIFIED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND FUEL INDICATOR WAS REPLACED AT AFT 1402.3 HOURS. REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. FUEL INDICATOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT AFT 990.4 HOURS.

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