Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Beech B60

Difficulty date
December 30, 2004
Submitted
May 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217RB
Make and model
Beech B60
Aircraft serial
P487
Engine
Lyc TIO541*
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Qty
Part time
3,198 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS WOULD ONLY SHOW APPROX 35 GALS MAX EVEN WITH FULL FUEL. FOUND IB AND OB LEADING EDGE CELL TRANSMITTERS GROUNDED TO AIRFRAME. REMOVAL REVEALED GROMMETS DETERIORATED ALLOWING TRANSMITTER CASE TO TOUCH AIRFRAME. RECOMMEND REPLACING GROMMETS WITH FUEL CELLS, ALSO USING MFG RUBBER GASKETS AND TRANSMITTERS. PARTS CATALOG DOES NOT SHOW GROMMETS AT TRANSMITTER INSTALLATION. (K)

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