Service difficulty report · Indicator · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
September 19, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
38,233 hours
Part
Indicator
Part number
211401150
Condition
Leaking
Location
Airspeed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT FLIGHT LEVEL 240, IN IFR CONDITION, CAPTAIN SIDE INSTRUMENTS (ASI, ALTIMETER AND VSI)START TO SHOW ABNORMAL READING. THE AUTO PILOT AND YAW DAMPER KICK OFF AND AFTER A BRIEF ANALYSE CREW DETERMINED THAT THE COPILOT INSTRUMENTATION WAS RELIABLE. THE CREW DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, AND THE PROCEED TO LAND SAFELY. AFTER MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION, THE CAPTAIN ASI WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN EXCESSIVE LEAK WHEN STATIC PRESSURE REACH FL10. AS PRECAUTIONARY ACTION THE ADC HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AND BOTH UNIT HAVE BEEN SENT FOR COMPLETE STRIP REPORT.