Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
September 6, 2004
Submitted
September 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
32,606 hours, 22,716 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851AK
Part serial
10338
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Side
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 MAINTENANCE REVISION, CAPTAIN PITOT TUBE WAS DETECTED WITH DAMAGE, IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-11-02, TEST CORRECT.

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