Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Beech A200

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N72472
Make and model
Beech A200
Aircraft serial
BC11
Aircraft time
16,236 hours, 16,011 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
PH5023
Part serial
910407
Condition
Mismarked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
702 hours, 753 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ALTIMETER AND PITOT STATIC SYSTEM RE-CERTIFICATION, THE TECH OBSERVED THAT THE LT PITOT TUBE WAS INCORRECT AND WAS ACTUALLY A RT PITOT TUBE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE PN WAS MIS-IDENTIFIED AS A LT PITOT TUBE PN PH502-3 WHEN ACTUALLY THE DRAIN HOLE AND IMBOSSED "TOP" MARK WERE CONSISTENT WITH A RT PITOT TUBE PN PH502-5. THESE PARTS ARE ALSO SOLD UNDER THE PN 50-384040-3 (LT) AND 50-384040-5 (RT).

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