SDR 97ZZZX3062

Service difficulty report · Static Plate · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
April 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511KA
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0237
Part
Static Plate
Part number
257FN175
Condition
Froze Up
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TTN/AUS - AFTER TAKING OFF IN HEAVY RAIN WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED, ALTIMETER, AND VERTICAL SPEED INDICATORS BECAME ERRATIC. AFTER DESCENT AND AS TEMPERAURE INCREASED ABOVE FREEZING, ALL INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN'S PITOT STATIC SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR MOISTURE, NONE WAS FOUND. THE CAPTAIN'S AIR DATA COMPUTER OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. A CHECK WITH RAYTHEON TECHNICAL SERVICES CONFIRMED OTHER AIRCRAFT HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THAT WERE SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSED BY STATIC PLATE FREEZING. THIS AIRCRAFT IS NOT FITTED WITH HEATED STATIC PLATES. RAYTHEON IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON SB 30-62 MOD 25-3594. THIS WILL INSTALL HEATED PLATES.