Service difficulty report · Computer · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
October 17, 2024
Submitted
October 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205QS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
6054
Aircraft time
7,227 hours, 4,056 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
73684717
Part serial
892
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION: WHILE WAITING TO TAKE OFF OUT OF PHILADELPHIA. THE FUEL GAUGES WERE RATING A TOTAL OF 15,000 POUNDS. VERY SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE FUEL GAUGES WERE READING 14,280 POUNDS IN AN ABNORMALLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. AS WE CLIMBED UP AN ALTITUDE, I NOTICED THE LEFT HAND FUEL GAUGE WAS READING 400 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN THE RIGHT WITH THE SAME FUEL BURN ON BOTH SIDES. I BALANCED FUEL. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON. THERE WAS FUEL IN BOTH THE TAIL TANK AND THE AUX TANK. WE WERE ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. IN ABOUT 20 MORE MINUTES, I NOTICED THE LEFT-HAND FUEL GAUGE WAS READING 400 POUNDS HEAVY AGAIN. SO I BALANCED FUEL THE SECOND TIME. WITHIN ABOUT ANOTHER 15 TO 20 MINUTES, IT WAS READING HEAVY AGAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS WAS WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL IF BY BALANCING FUEL I WAS MAKING THE LEFT WING LIGHT OR IF I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING AND BALANCING FUEL CORRECTLY. PLEASE EVALUATE THE FUEL GAUGES AND SENDING UNITS FOR ACCURACY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL QUANTITY GAUGECOMPUTER. PERFORMED MULTIPLE.OPS CHECKS. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN REFERENCE TO CL-650 AMM 28-41-13.