What was found
(CAN) FUEL GAUGE STICKING WHEN REFUELING AIRCRAFT. TAPPING THE TRANSMITTER WILL CAUSE THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR TO MOVE WHEN STUCK. FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 1998
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft time
- 8,938 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 2840 · Fuel Indicating System
- Part
- Transmitter
- Part number
- 645710032
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Fuel Quantity
- Part time
- 106 hours
- Component
- Fuel Indication
- 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.