What was found
(CAN) PITOT TUBE BENT ON HORIZONTAL SHAFT NEAR ELBOW. SHOWS INDICATIONS OF OVERHEATING. BULGE IN METAL NEAR BEND DEFORMITY. (TC# 20090922006)
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft time
- 590 hours
- Engine
- Thielt TAE12502114
- System (JASC)
- 3411 · Pitot/Static System
- Part
- Pitot Tube
- Part number
- PST305
- Condition
- Deformed
- Part time
- 596 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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