Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 14, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK327
Aircraft time
3,722 hours, 3,109 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
PH1100RWLT
Condition
Faulty
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, WHEN THEY BEGAN DESCENT, NOTICED A LOSS OF AIRSPEED. AIRSPEED CONTINUOUSLY DECREASED ON BOTH PRIMARY FLT DISPLAYS, STANDBY INSTRUMENTS. SPEED DECREASED TO ZERO, WENT BLANK ALONG WITH ALTITUDE ON BOTH PRIMARY FLT DISPLAYS. PFD ARTIFICIAL HORIZONS REMAINED ON, BUT WERE INCORRECT. AC WAS DESCENDED USING STANDBY ARTIFICIAL HORIZON, KNOWN PWR SETTINGS, ANGLE OF ATTACK INSTRUMENTS. ALL PITOT, AOA, AND STATIC HEATS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING. SYS BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AT FL 180. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PITOT / STATIC, AIR DATA AND AIRSPEED CHECKS. BOTH PITOT TUBES WERE REPLACED WITH IMPROVED PROBES IAW SB 34-3628. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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