Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
January 12, 2012
Submitted
January 12, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N288DX
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000166
Aircraft time
1,352 hours, 1,702 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851LP
Part serial
271095
Condition
Eroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
520 hours, 654 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EROSION OF THE "PLATING MATERIAL" ON THE FACE/INLET OF THE TUBE WHICH THEN PROCEEDS TO MIGRATE DOWN THE BARREL OF THE TUBE. PITOT TUBE HAS THEN BEEN INSTALLED AND THE CORRESPONDING RECONNECT/LEAK AND CERTIFICATION CHECKS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO RETURN THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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