Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
May 25, 2015
Submitted
May 26, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4NV
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG0924
Aircraft time
4,134 hours
Part
Connector
Condition
Separated
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
219 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

A PLASTIC BARBED CONNECTOR THAT JOINS THE PITOT HOSE FROM THE P1000 PFD TO THE ACFT PITOT SYSTEM SEPARATED 200 FT AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF FLIGHT INFORMATION ON THE P1000 AND LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATION ON THE ANALOG ASI. AT THE TIME CLOUD BASE WAS 1800 FT AND A RETURN TO WHERE LANDING WAS MADE. THE ACFT HAD AN ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR WHICH AIDED IN AIRSPEED CONTROL FOR THE LANDING. IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PLASTIC BARBED CONNECTOR BE REPLACED WITH A METAL ONE OR SOME OTHER TYPE CONNECTOR BE USED.

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