Service difficulty report · Float Switch · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 22, 2009
Submitted
September 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0026
Aircraft time
9,447 hours, 12,700 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Engine time
9,124 hours, 12,401 cycles
Part
Float Switch
Part number
CF550082
Part serial
8551139
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE CREW ADVISED AT 500 FEET AGL THE FUEL LOW LEVEL RESERVOIR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CLIMB WAS CONTINUED TO 1500 FEET, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT TO DEPARTURE. MX TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND FAULTY RESERVOIR LOW FUEL LEVEL FLOAT SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED RESERVOIR LOW FUEL LEVEL SWITCH IAW 28-41-00 PAGE 201 PARAGRAPH 4. GROUND RUN OPS CHECK OF RESERVOIR LOW FUEL LEVEL SWITCH COMPLETED-OPS CHECKED GOOD-NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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