Flight instructor flies small aircraft with inoperative fuel pressure gauge.

Attributes
ACN	179228
Time
Date	199105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5g0
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	179228
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The fuel pressure gauge (transducer inoperative) was intermittent. During a routine inspection of the aircraft by flight attendant it was determined the aft should not be operated until problem is corrected and the aircraft has been taken OTS. Prior to this I had flown the aircraft. Gauge did work, but I was the second last person to fly this aircraft and I'm not sure when the gauge went bad. This is the second time this gauge has gone defective.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR FLIES SMA WITH INOPERATIVE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE.

Narrative: THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE (TRANSDUCER INOP) WAS INTERMITTENT. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE ACFT BY FA IT WAS DETERMINED THE AFT SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED UNTIL PROB IS CORRECTED AND THE ACFT HAS BEEN TAKEN OTS. PRIOR TO THIS I HAD FLOWN THE ACFT. GAUGE DID WORK, BUT I WAS THE SECOND LAST PERSON TO FLY THIS ACFT AND I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE GAUGE WENT BAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS GAUGE HAS GONE DEFECTIVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.