What was found
ELP - INFLIGHT SJC-DFW. CAPTAINS PITOT HEATER FAILED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT UNABLE TO CONTINUE DUE TO ICING IN THE DFW AREA. FLIGHT DIVERTED ELP LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CAPTAINS PITOT STATIC. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2010
- Submitted
- October 15, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N595AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53285
- Aircraft time
- 58,060 hours, 24,231 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3030 · Pitot/Static Anti-Ice System
- Part
- Heater
- 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.