Service difficulty report · Heater · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 6, 2016
Submitted
March 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9681B
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53631
Aircraft time
45,825 hours, 22,765 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pitot Tube
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

PITOT & STALL HEAT OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE. ICING CONDITIONS, RETURNED TO LAND DFW Z30 CIRCUIT BREAKER IS POPPED. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. R & R RUDDER Q LIMITER PITOT TUBE HEATER, LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW MM 34-11-02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED.

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