- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2012
- Submitted
- December 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 30079
- Aircraft time
- 38,555 hours, 15,652 cycles
- Part
- Probe
- Part number
- 0851HT1
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Pitot Heat
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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
SEA - CREW REPORTED AUXILIARY PITOT TUBE HEATER FAILED DURING CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED SEA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED AUXILIARY PITOT PROBE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.