Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 10, 2012
Submitted
October 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC17
Aircraft time
28,776 hours, 37,057 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
8,039 hours, 8,327 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Indicator
Condition
False Indication
Location
Fuel Qty
Part time
28,776 hours, 37,057 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, PILOT EXPERIENCED A FUEL IMBALANCE THAT REQUIRED FULL AILERON TRIM TO CORRECT. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE, MX DETERMINED 1 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS INDICATING INCORRECT FUEL QUANTITY. THE FUEL TANKS WERE SUMPED AND THE FAULTY GUAGE THEN INDICATED CORRECTLY. THE FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF AND THE GUAGES AGAIN CHECKED FOR PROPER INDICATION. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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