What was found
THE PITOT MAST WAS SO CORRODED THE AIR INLET HOLES WERE CLOSED APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOURTH DUE TO THE BUILD-UP OF THE CORROSION. SUBMITTER STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN BASED IN A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT (FLORIDA).
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N15597
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R200
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7335072
- System (JASC)
- 3411 · Pitot/Static System
- Part
- Pitot Head
- Part number
- 69041005
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Air Inlet
- Part time
- 3,251 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.