Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 13, 2021
Submitted
April 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44105
Aircraft time
21,416 hours, 6,894 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pitot Tube
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPT PITOT STAYED ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. ON INITIAL EVALUATION THE CAPT PITOT LIGHT WAS ON WHILE SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. C/W B737-900 FIM 30-31 TASK 802 THROUGH STEP E. LIGHT REMAINED ON, C/B'S NOT POPPED, AND CAPT FWD PITOT TUBE IS COLD TO THE TOUCH WHILE SWITCH IS ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT'S PITOT TUBE REF B737-900 AMM 34-11-01, PERFORMED OPS CHECK REF SAME, NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED LEAK TEST REF AMM 34-11-00, NO FAULTS NOTED.