Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 30, 2013
Submitted
January 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120289
Aircraft time
36,071 hours, 46,454 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 20102 KRIC TO KBED WHILE AT CRUISE THE LT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR STARTED FLUCTUATING & PROVIDED ERRONEOUS INDICATIONS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & DIVERTED TO KFRG WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND WIRE W201-1792-20BL NOT PROPERLY TERMINATED AT TB2010-J. REINSERTED PIN INTO TERMINAL BLOCK TB2010-J IAW WIRING MANUAL 20-21-00 & 20-22-00. FUEL INDICATING SYS TESTED GOOD IAW MM 28-41-00.

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