Service difficulty report · Line · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
February 3, 2012
Submitted
February 3, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N449DS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC141
Aircraft time
30 hours
Part
Line
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Static
Part time
30 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE AND ROC SECTION OF G1000 X'D OUT. TAKEOFF ABORTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. ON INVESTIGATION OF THE STATIC LINE FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE AIR DATA COMPUTER (ADC) HAD COLLAPSED. THE STATIC LINE WAS COLLAPSED DUE TO CONTACT WITH DEFROST HOSE. STATIC LINE REPLACED, SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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