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Re: Europa-List: Re: Fuel Flow transducer

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Fuel Flow transducer
From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 10:34:37

Duncan
afaik The Floscan uses infra red sensing so there are no magnets. Also 
no interference with avionics. The accident I'm aware of, (not a crash) 
was caused by the flow sensor that has a slit, not a hole.
Graham

Duncan & Ami McFadyean wrote:

> <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
>
> There has been one Europa forced landing (='crash', see AAIB reports) 
> due to the use of one of these particular sensors (rust/magnetite 
> particles accumulated on the magnets in the sensor, causing further 
> restriction to the fuel flow) despite a filter being present upstream.
>
> Duncan McF.


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