Service difficulty report · Tube · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
July 5, 2022
Submitted
July 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N32WK
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1046
Aircraft time
3,922 hours, 2,587 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Broken
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NO INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS DISPLAYED, TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER PERFORMED GROUND TEST OF AIRSPEED INDICATOR (ASI) AND FOUND PILOTS ASI UNDER READING. TRACED FAULT TO A BURST SECTION OF PITOT HOSE ALONG THE TRAINING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. REPLACED THE HOSE SECTION WITH NEW POLY-FLO TUBING. PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS OF PILOTS PITOT SYSTEM AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.