Service difficulty report · Connector · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 20, 2015
Submitted
October 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45004
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052163
Aircraft time
19,459 hours, 24,104 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Pitot Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT & RT AIRSPEED INDICATORS WENT TO “0” INDICATION. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC. ON DESCENT THE AIRSPEED INDICATORS STARTED INDICATING NORMALLY, THE PILOT CANCELLED THE EMER WITH ATC & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND THE PITOT HEAT WAS INOPERATIVE ON THE LT & RT PITOT MASTS. FOUND THE ELEC CONNECTOR THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO THE LT & RT PITOT MASTS WAS NOT FULLY SECURED. SECURED ELEC CONNECTOR, LT & RT PITOT HEAT FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.

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