Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 11, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N52AW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK115
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

ACFT WAS ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. APPROX 1 HR INTO FLIGHT, ATC CLEARED ACFT FROM FL390 TO FL240 AND A DESCENT OF 3000 FPM WAS STARTED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES INTO DESCENT BOTH PFD AIRSPEED TAPES FAILED. CREW NOTED POSSIBLE PITOT TUBE ICING AND TOOK EMERGENCY ACTION TO INCLUDE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WITH CTR AT FL220 ALL PFD INDICATION RE-APPEARED ON BOTH PFD`S AND ALL WARNING FLAGS DISAPPEARED. CREW STATED THAT THEY UNDECLARED THE EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSP OF PITOT HEATERS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT PITOT TUBE ICING DURING DECENT. (K)

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