What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED FUEL GAUGE READING FULL AFTER 1.6 HR FLIGHT. FOUND FAULTY GAUGE AS IT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED IAW THE MM. NEW GAUGE INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED IAW MM AND THEN CONSISTENT WITH FUEL ADDED DURING REFUELING.
- Difficulty date
- May 16, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft time
- 5,811 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2841 · Fuel Quantity Indicator
- Part
- Gauge
- Part number
- 2228400000
- Condition
- Inaccurate
- Location
- Fuel Qty
- Part time
- 6,368 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.