Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 15, 2016
Submitted
August 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
46,515 hours, 22,642 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851AK
Part serial
224702
Condition
Faulty
Part time
2,259 hours, 1,343 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE FIRST OFFICER"S PITOT HEAT FAILED RESULTING IN A NR 2 CADC FAILURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRST OFFICER"S PITOT TUBE IAW AMM 34-11-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.

More about the Doug DC-9-83