Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
October 5, 2007
Submitted
March 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773DL
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
174
Aircraft time
12,092 hours, 10,986 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Indication
Location
Low Fuel;
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH 4000 LBS TOTAL FUEL ON AIRPLANE AND 1200 LBS FUEL IN THE WINGS. FUEL READER GAUGE INDICATED 400 LBS OF FUEL ON RT WING. LATER ON WENT BACK TO INDICATE 1200 LBS ON THE WINGS. TAKE OF (SIC) WITH 4000 LBS TOTAL LANDING WEIGHT WAS 13,800. CLEANED F.Q. C/B CONTACTS, SUMPED FUEL TANKS (NO CONTAMINATION FOUND), PERFORMED GROUND ENGINE RUN WHILE OBSERVING CKPT INDICATIONS. OPS NORMAL. (MAX LANDING WEIGHT 14300).

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