Service difficulty report · Pitot Heat · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0430
Part
Pitot Heat
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
1,148 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT IN IMC CONDITIONS, THE PAR WARNING ILLUMINATED INDICATING EXCESS AIRSPEED. COPILOT AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS ABOVE REDLINE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT EVENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 PITOT HEAT INOPERATIVE AND HAD ICED OVER IN-FLIGHT CAUSING COPILOT AIRSPEED TO INDICATE ABOVE ACTUAL. NR 2 PITOT TUBE WAS REPLACED. STATIC SYSTEM LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY. PITOT HEAT SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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