Service difficulty report · Probe · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
February 7, 2008
Submitted
February 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132DJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000034
Aircraft time
208 hours, 245 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
6225765
Part serial
006400114
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 600
Part time
208 hours, 245 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL VENTING OVERBOARD ON RIGHT WING AFTER ENGINE START. TOTALIZER READ 1,470 LBS, RIGHT WING INDICATED 680 LBS, LEFT WING 750 LBS. VISUALLY JET WAS TOPPED OFF. AFTER START JET AUTO TRANSFER FUEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. DEFUELED AND SUMPED PER EA500 AMM 12-10-01. PERFORMED FUEL PROBE CALIBRATION AND FUEL GAUGING TEST IAW EA500 AMM 28-40-00. RIGHT SIDE FAILED TEST. FOUND BAD PROBE IN BAY 9 AND 12. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAD PROBE IAW EA500 AMM 57-10-11. PERFORMED ATP DATA ENTRY FOR NEW PROBES, DRY CALIBRATION AND WET CALIBRATION TEST PER EA500 AMM 28-40-00. CHECKED GOOD.