Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Snias AS350B

Difficulty date
June 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Bad Ground
Location
Fuel Qty/Press
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS AND FUEL QUANTITY FLUCTUATIONS. PUMP NOT RUNNING AND SPARKING AT REMOTE FUEL DRAIN SPRING. GROUND WIRE FOR BOOST PUMP AND FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER WAS HOOKED UP CORRECTLY, BUT IN FACT GROUNDING THROUGH THE MANUAL SUMP DRAIN CABLE. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. GROUND WIRE RELOCATED TO THE AIRFRAME.