Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
February 24, 2013
Submitted
February 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MV
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
154
Aircraft time
7,135 hours, 5,238 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel Probe
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FUEL INDICATOR AT FL410 STARTED TO DEPLETE RAPIDLY ON RT WING. RT WING WENT TO 0 (ZERO) INDICATION. DECLARED EMERGENCY. MX REPAIRED LOOSE CONNECTION AT RT WING OTBD FUEL PROBE P278, FUNCTIONAL TEST AND OPS CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED.