Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Airtrc AT802A

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT802A
Aircraft time
332 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Pitot Head
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) RECERTIFICATION OF PITOT AND STATIC SYS, AN ABNORMAL LEAK WAS FOUND, ON CLOSE INSPECTION THE ALUMINUM LINE BETWEEN PITOT TUBE AND DRAIN COCK FOR THE PITOT SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PIN HOLE DUE TO BUILD UP OF FIRE RETARDANT THAT CAUSED CORROSION TO SET.