Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 17, 2014
Submitted
March 17, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N806BA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0943
Aircraft time
15,546 hours, 34,337 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
3,731 hours, 9,006 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Part number
NA
Part serial
NA
Condition
Blocked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
15,546 hours, 34,337 cycles
Component
Pitot System · Cessna · NA
Component part number
NA
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICED THE PILOT SIDE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INDICATING 20-30KT DIFFERENCE FROM COPILOT SIDE. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND MOISTURE IN THE PILOTS SIDE PITOT LINE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED MOISTURE AND OPS CHECK PITOT HEAT AND VERIFIED THAT THE PITOT HEAT WAS WORKING. A PITOT STATIC TEST WAS COMPLETED TO VERIFY SYSTEM WAS AIRWORTHY.

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