What was found
THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR REPORTEDLY WAS INCREASING WITH ALTITUDE. THE PITOT WAS FOUND BURNED THROUGH BY PITOT HEAT WIRING. REPOSITIONED WIRING AND REPLACED PITOT LINE.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc - Aircraft
- N410ER
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280257
- System (JASC)
- 3411 · Pitot/Static System
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- S10711
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Pitot System
- Part time
- 1,380 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.