Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 10, 2014
Submitted
July 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591ML
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7388
Aircraft time
22,368 hours, 19,635 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Part number
0851HF
Part serial
279715
Condition
Burned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
4,036 hours, 1,606 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 3 STANDBY PITOT, BECAME FULLY OBSTRUCTED AFTER A HEATING ELEMENT FAILURE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ZERO AIRSPEED WAS INDICATED ON THE STANDBY INDICATOR AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE PROBE WAS FOUND TO BE OBSTRUCTED WITH A BLACK TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE. THIS WAS PRESUMABLY WHAT ENCAPSULATED THE HEATING ELEMENT. THE SAME SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND COMING FROM THE PITOT DRAIN AND TRAILING DOWN THE FUSELAGE. NO CAS MESSAGES POSTED THAT INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR DATA HEATING SYSTEM. THE FAILED PROBE HAS BEEN SENT FOR INVESTIGATION.