Service difficulty report · Pitot Heat · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
May 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331MX
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3074
Engine
Pwa PW119C
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Pitot Heat
Part number
08516W
Condition
Failed
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Part time
1,536 hours
Component
Rosemont · 08516W
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE FROM DEN TO CYS, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS. SINCE THE PITOT HEAT SYSTEM WAS MEL'D, AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO RETURN TO DEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN DEN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DEN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE NR 2 PITOT TUBE IAW AMM 34-11-04. CONDUCTED A STATIC LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 34-11-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.