Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 1, 2009
Submitted
April 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49676
Aircraft time
62,109 hours, 32,274 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851AH
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT BUR TO DFW. NUMBER 4 RUDDER LIMITER HEATER CURRENT INDICATED 10 BEFORE CIRCUIT BREAKER 30Z TRIPPED. LANDED LAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER LIMITER PITOT TUBE PER MM 34-11-02.

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