Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 17, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
5,226 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Transmitter
Part number
99103386
Condition
Erratic
Location
Fuel Flow
Part time
5,364 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATIONS. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIR FIELD OF DEPARTURE. UPON INSP OF THE FUEL FLOW SYS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMITTER WAS GIVING FALSE AND ERRATIC INDICATIONS.

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