Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
June 4, 2019
Submitted
June 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441BD
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410086
Aircraft time
14,313 hours, 12,126 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Static
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT SIDE ALTIMETER, VSI, AND AIR SPEED INDICATOR, AND ALTITUDE REPORTING SYSTEM EXPERIENCED UNRELIABLE/INACCURATE INDICATIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE MOISTURE (FREEZING) IN THE PILOTS SIDE STATIC SYSTEM LINE LOCATED IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. OF NOTE THERE WAS NO WATER OR MOISTURE LOCATED IN THE STATIC SYSTEM WATER DRAIN VALVE; THIS VALVE BY DESIGN IS LOCATED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE LINE FOUND TO HAVE WATER IN IT, ADDITIONALLY THE STATIC LINE ROUTING IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT IS POSITIONED TO PROVIDE FOR POSITIVE DRAINING. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MOISTURE WAS ABLE TO COLLECT IN THE LOW LYING LINE IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE HAVE BEEN NOTED ON THIS, OR OTHER, SAME TYPE MODEL AIRCRAFT IN OUR FLEET.

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