Service difficulty report · Static System

Difficulty date
April 22, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Part
Static System
Part number
D6734130000X01
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN THROUGH HEAVY RAIN, THE INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE USING STATIC AIR BE CAME ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE. WHEN THE ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE VALVE WAS OPENED, THE INSTRUMENTS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE STATIC SYSTEM WAS EXPOSED AND TKS FLUID WAS FOUND IN THE SYSTEM. THE FLUID WAS REMOVED AND THE SYSTEM REASSEMBLED. (TC# 20190617009)