Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 29, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK414
Aircraft time
566 hours, 488 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, COPILOTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR NEVER MOVED OFF OF 40 KTS. CAPTAINS AIRSPEED SHOWED 65 KTS MAX WHEN ABORT WAS INITIATED. STANBY AIRSPEED INDICATOR HAD MOVED FROM ITS MINIMUM 60 KTS. REPEAT WRITEUP. CHECKED PILOT AND COPILOT AIRSPEED INDICATORS WITH PITOT/STATIC TEST SET. ALL AIRSPEED INDICATIONS WERE CORRECT. DISCONNECTED LINES ON COPILOTS SYSTEM AND BLEW OUT LINE AND PILOTS PROBE WITH AIR. NO EVIDENCE OF WATER NOTED. RECONNECTED LINES AND LEAK CHECKED. CHECKED GOOD. AIRSPEED INDICATION CHECK GOOD. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM CH 34-12-00

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