Service difficulty report · Fitting · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
December 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Part
Fitting
Part number
9460117191
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Aft Cabin
Part time
2,310 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
G, I
Precautionary procedure
I

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE AT 27,000 FEET, THE ASI WENT TO ZERO, THE VSI TO 4,000 FEET PER MINUTE, DESCENT AND THE ALTIMETER WENT TO 8,000 FEET. EMERG PROCEDURE CARRIED OUT-DEPRESSURIZE AND DESCENDED. ALL INSTRUMENTS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE STATIC LINE HAD COME UNCONNECTED AT THE AFT CABIN PRESSURE BULKHEAD. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AS POH DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. PART TC: 1,827.