Service difficulty report · Heater · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 31, 2004
Submitted
August 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49404
Aircraft time
42,836 hours, 27,690 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitot Tube
Component
Pitot Tube
Component part number
851AK
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, PITOT STALL HEAT OFF LIGHT TURNED ON. DURING CHECK, TECHNICAL PERSONNEL CONFIRMED LT PITOT TUBE FAILURE. IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 30-30-00, TEST CORRECT.

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