Service difficulty report · Static Line · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
February 1, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Aircraft time
9,265 hours
Part
Static Line
Part number
83410474001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right
Part time
9,422 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AT 10,000 FEET THE STANDBY ALTIMETER WAS READING 400 FEET LOW. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE STANDBY STATIC LINE DRAIN LINE FULL OF WATER. THE LINE WAS FOUND SPLIT & THUS LEAKING, OPEN TO CABIN PRESSURE. THE SPLIT IN THE LINE IS CONSISTENT WITH DAMAGE CAUSED BY WATER FREEZING IN THE LINE. THE LINE PN 83410474-001, AIPC 34-11-00, FIG 10-340 WAS REPLACED & THE STANDBY STATIC LINES PURGED & LEAK CHECKED. A PREVIOUS SDR 20150106001 WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON A DIFFERENT TAIL.