Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
August 11, 2006
Submitted
August 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7079
Aircraft time
26,503 hours, 23,762 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5587 - DURING CLIMBOUT OF AUS WITH AUTO-PILOT ON, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PITCHING UP AND DOWN WITH YOKE MOVEMENT FORWARD AND AFT. FLIGHT DIRECTOR NR 1 AND 2 DID NOT MATCH. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. PURGED NR 1 AND NR 2 PITOT LINES OF MOISTURE AND TIGHTENED NR 1 PITOT Q/D FITTING. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF NR 1 AND NR 2 PITOT AND STATIC SYSTEMS, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.