Service difficulty report · Connector · Bag JETSTM3212

Difficulty date
November 27, 2000
Submitted
January 2, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3212
Aircraft time
28,017 hours
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Tank
Part time
28,574 hours, 34,643 cycles
Component
Bnc Connector
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) FUEL INDICATION SYSTEM WAS ERRATIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBE WIRES WERE LOSING THE SHIELDING CIRCUIT. IT WAS FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THE INTER PROBE WIRES HAD SILVER PLATED BNC CONNECTIONS TO EACH PROBE, THE SILVER WAS SO TARNISHED THAT THE CONTINUITY WAS LOST. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE BNC SHELLS WERE NO LONGER TIGHT ENOUGH WHEN LOOKED UP TO PREVENT AN ERRATIC READING WHEN FUEL WAS SLOSHING IN THE TANK AND TUGGING ON THE WIRING. CLEANING THE SILVER BNC CONNECTORS AND SLIGHTLY CRIMPING THE BNC SHELL PROVIDED A TIGHT CONNECTION AND ELIMINATED THE ERRATIC READINGS.