Service difficulty report · Indicator · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 23, 2018
Submitted
January 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428MA
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC646
Aircraft time
32,025 hours, 35,933 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Failed
Location
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

THIS FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE FROM KDFW TO KPHX. AT CRUISE OVER THE AREA OF KMAF, THE PILOT NOTICES THE RIGHT FUEL QUALITY INDICATOR SLOWLY DECREASING FUEL QUANTITY FROM 1500 LBS. A SHORT TIME LATER IT STOPPED AT 500 LBS. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER THE FUEL QUANTITY DECREASES ANOTHER 150 LBS. AFTER ANALYZING THE SITUATION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO KDFW AS A PRECAUTION OF A SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO FUEL LEAK. A FUEL QUALITY CHECK WITH THE MAGNA STICKS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR MALFUNCTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE RIGHT FUEL QTY HARNESS, PART NUMBER AMF32-82030-008.THEY ALSO REMOVED AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE RIGHT #2 FUEL PROBE, PART NUMBER PAA575-4. THE CALIBRATION OF THE FUEL INDICATOR WAS COMPLIED WITH. ALL CHECKS FOUND SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON ANY SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.