Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
March 19, 2020
Submitted
April 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N133CA
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
003US
Aircraft time
198 hours
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
21234100015001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Radome
Part time
47 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PFD 1 WAS INDICATION 8 KNOTS FASTER THAN PFD 2 AND PFD 2 WAS INDICATING 100 FEET HIGHER THAN PFD 1. BOTH PITOT TUBES WERE FOUND TO BE LEAKING AT THE PITOT TUBE SHELL. THE PITOT TUBES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ASSEMBLIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PITOT TUBE PART NUMBERS ARE: 212-34-10-0015-001 (LEFT) AND 212-34-10-0015-002 (RIGHT).