Service difficulty report · Harness · Gulstm G1159B

Difficulty date
December 25, 2002
Submitted
January 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677CX
Make and model
Gulstm G1159B
Aircraft serial
10
Part
Harness
Part number
082011013
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rt Fuel Tank
Part time
11,534 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT WING HEAVY CONDITION CAUSED BY FUEL IMBALANCE. ON CLIMB OUT, FUEL MIGRATED TO WING TIPS MAKING IMBALANCE SEEM MORE THAN IT WAS. BOTH FUEL TANKS OPENED, INSPECTED ALL PROBES, CONNECTORS, AND WIRING. REPLACED ANY CONNECTORS THAT COULD HAVE HAD CORROSION STARTING OR BROKEN WIRE STRANDS. CHECKED FOR EVIDENCE OF WATER AND CLEANED ALL PROBES. TESTED FUEL SYSTEM WITH TESTING UNIT AND CALIBRATED TO CORRECT LIMITS. NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO PROBLEMS.