Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
March 19, 2012
Submitted
March 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120PC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0079
Aircraft time
28,507 hours
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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 CRUISE, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. PILOT NOTICED LT FUEL FLOW LOWER THAN 70 LBS MIN AND DECREASING. PILOT SWITCHED THE LT AUX FUEL PUMP TO HIGH AND ENGINE RAN NORMAL. AFTER 30 SECONDS, THE FUEL FLOW STARTED TO DECREASE AGAIN. THE ENGINE BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS UNABLE TO START. PILOT PERFORMED "ENGINE FAILURE DURING FLIGHT" AND "ENGINE INOPERATIVE LANDING" CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITH OUT A PROBLEM. ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LT FUEL QUANTITY INACCURATE. SYS WAS PLACARDED AND SYS WAS MEL"D. MX LATER REPLACED THE LT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE, SIGNAL CONDITIONER, FUEL PROBES, AND HARNESS. SYS WAS THE CALIBRATED.

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