Service difficulty report · Probe · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 22, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B196
Aircraft time
35,144 hours, 36,978 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
4000800000105
Part serial
0436
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE, TRIED TO X-FEED BUT IMBALANCE REMAINED. VERIFIED FUEL LOAD IS EQUAL ON BOTH SIDES BY UTILIZING MAGNETIC DIPSTICKS TO ENSURE DISCREPANCY IS INDICATION ONLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT WING OUTBD FUEL QUANTITY PROBE.

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