Service difficulty report · Adc · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2001
Submitted
April 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Part
Adc
Part number
9B8101015
Part serial
2701
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER AIRSPEED INDICATORS DECREASED TO ZERO THE A/C BEGAN TO OSCILLATE IN PITCH (+/- 150FT) ALT HOLD REMAINED INOP. PITCH DUMP MODE OK. NAV SELECT OK. AUTO PILOT OK BELOW 1800 FT. REPLACED DADC AND TESTED PER SMM 34-11-31. PITOT STATIC LEAK TEST FAILED. FOUND ALT PITOT LINE IN NOSE COMPARTMENT LEAKING. REPLACED LINE. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK ON PITOT SYSTEM. LEAK CKS GOOD. DADC CHECKS GOOD. REF ITEM 1P THIS L/P A/P OPS NORMAL PER MM 22-10-0.

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