Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 19, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25393
Aircraft time
44,460 hours, 7,270 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Heater
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitot Tube
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, I, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAIN'S PITOT TUBE, RUDDER RATIO AND AILERON LIGHT CAME ON. CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR NON OP, ALTIMETER VARIED PLUS 100, MINUS 200 FT AT FL330 WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. ON DESCENT SYSTEMS RETURNED TO NORMAL. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO LAS. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE AFTER A "CAPT PITOT TUBE" LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED IND INOP, ALTITUDE VARIED PLUS 100 MINUS 200 FT AT FL 330 AND C A-P ENGAGED, FOUND AN ICING ON CAPTAIN'S PITOT PROBE. CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE HEATER ELEMENT. LOSS OF CAPTAIN'S PITOT INPUT TO THE LT AIR DATA COMPUTER CAUSED THE CAPTAIN'S PITOT, RUDDER RATIO, AND AILERON LIGHT TO DISPLAY ON EICAS. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S PITOT TUBE TO CORRECT HEATING ELEMENT AND LIGHTS.