Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 210L

Difficulty date
May 2, 2013
Submitted
May 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59240
Make and model
Cessna 210L
Aircraft serial
21060174
Aircraft time
14,119 hours
Part
Indicator
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT DEPARTED OMA FOR DSM, JUST AFTER AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR QUIT WORKING. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TO DSM. PILOT SAID HALF WAY INTO FLIGHT AIRSPEED INDICATOR STARTED WORKING. PILOT LANDED SAFELY AT DSM WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND PITOT HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT AND CENTER PIN MISSING. MAINTENANCE RESET PITOT HEAT BREAKER AND RAN HEAT FOR SEVERAL MIN. OPERATIONALY CHECK NORMAL. UPON OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AIRSPEED INDICATOR, IT WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF TOLERANCE. MAINTENANCE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING PITOT HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND AIRSPEED INDICATOR.

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