Service difficulty report · Heater · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
Part
Heater
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitot Probe
Part time
37 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

STANDBY PITOT/STATIC TUBE HEATER FAILED IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE"STBY HTR FAIL CAS MESSAGE TO ILLUMINATE. TROUBLESHOOTING CONFIRMS THAT THE HEATER ELEMENT HAD BURNED OUT IN THE PROBE. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBE THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE 1ST PROBE BURNED OUT AT 97 TAT 83 TAC FROM FACTORY NEW. MFG HAS REPLACED 31 OF THESE PROBES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ON THE ENTIRE FLEET. MFG ALSO CONFIRMS THAT THE OEM HAS IDENTIFIED A MFG ISSUE WITH THIS PROBE.

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