What was found
(CAN) FUEL TRANSMITTER SHOWED ERRATIC OPERATION, TRANSMITTER REMOVED. INSPECTION OF TRANSMITTER UNIT INTERNALLY INDICATED THAT THE VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WAS WORN.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2010
- Submitted
- March 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 180J
- Aircraft time
- 16,314 hours
- Engine
- Cont O470S
- System (JASC)
- 2840 · Fuel Indicating System
- Part
- Transmitter
- Part number
- 774000068
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Fuel System
- Part time
- 5,012 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.