Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 5, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
8,450 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Pitot Line
Part number
83410474001
Condition
Damaged
Location
Stby Pitot
Part time
8,426 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE INTEGRATED STANDBY INSTRUMENT (ISI) WAS READING 200 KTS HIGH. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE STBY PITOT LINES DRAIN LINE FULL OF WATER. THE LINE WAS FOUND SPLIT AND THUS LEAKING (OPEN TO CABIN PRESSURE). THE SPLIT IN THE LINE IS CONSISTENT WITH DAMAGE CAUSED BY WATER FREEZING IN THE LINE. THE LINE (P/N 83410474-001) WAS REPLACED AND THE STBY PITOT LINES PURGED AND LEAK CHECKED. THE ISI WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE DAMAGE FROM READING SO HIGH DUE TO THE HIGH PITOT PRESSURE APPLIED.