Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 23, 2006
Submitted
April 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500182
Aircraft time
4,060 hours, 2,545 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot Static Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

YAW DAMP, MACH TRIM DISENGAGED TWICE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PITOT HEAT WAS ON FOR 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF YAW DAMPNER ON FGC A AND B SIDES, FOUND NO DISCRECPENCIES. DOWNLOAD AFCS FAULTS AND MADC FAULTS AND MAILED TO TEAM X PRODUCT SUPPT. TEAM X, REPORTED NO YAW DAMPNER FAULTS FOUND BUT 2 MADC MIS COMP FAULTS FOUND CAUSED BY WATER IN PITOT TUBES. DISCONNECTED PITOT LINES FROM MADC'S AND PURGED OUT PITOT LINES AND PITOT TUBES FOR NR 1 AND NR 2 PITOT STATIC SYSTEMS. RECONNECTED PITOT LINES AND COMPLIED WITH PITOT LEAK CHECK IAW CITATION 750 MM CH 34-11-01. PITOT LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FGC A AND B YAW DAMPNER SYS IAW MM AND OPS MANUAL, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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