Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
April 18, 2010
Submitted
April 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AS
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000045
Aircraft time
427 hours, 285 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851LP
Part serial
265555
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Part time
427 hours, 285 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE RT PITOT TUBE WAS PEELING (DELAMINATED). NEW PITOT TUBE WAS INSTALLED BEFORE FLIGHT.

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