Service difficulty report · Gasket · Beech B200

Difficulty date
December 22, 2017
Submitted
January 10, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N907G
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB905
Aircraft time
9,156 hours
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Airspeed Ind
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING THE REQUIRED PITOT STATIC SYSTEM TEST, THE STATIC SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING BEYOND LIMITS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE PILOT AIRSPEED INDICATOR HAD A CASE LEAK. FOUND THE GASKET FOR THE FRONT GLASS WAS EXTRUDED. THE INDICATOR WAS JUST INSTALLED DURING A PREVIOUS TEST AND WAS OVERHAULED. REPLACED THE INDICATOR.

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