Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
December 21, 2012
Submitted
December 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
48311
Aircraft time
55,624 hours, 18,236 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, RECEIVED IAS, ALT, WINDSHEAR DET, & SEL ELEV FEEL MAN. DURING RETURN TO LAND ALL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS RETURNED TO NORMAL. AFTER ACFT RETURNED TO GATE, NOTICED SEVERAL RIBBONS OF ICE, AT LEAST AN INCH THICK ON RADOME, ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF PITOT PROBES. SUSPECT POSSIBLE AIRFLOW ISSUES DUE TO ICE BUILDUP. PERFORMED LOW RANGE LEAK AND OPS CK OF CAPT'S, F/O'S, AND STANDBY PITOT STATIC SYS IAW MM34-16-00-5. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. CONFIRMED PITOT PROBE HEATER OPERATION. ACFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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