SDR MALA030169

Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 23, 2003
Submitted
February 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B411
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT DECLARED EMERGENCY ALL THREE AIRSPEED INDICATORS WENT TO ZERO, CAME BACK AFTER 10 MIN. IN DESCENT IN ICING CONDITIONS, CAPT AIRSPEED INDICATOR, STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND FL'S AIRSPEED ALL BLED OFF INDICATED AIR SPEED UNTIL PEGGED AT ZERO. ALSO LOST FLIGHT DIRETOR, AND HAD RED FD FLAG ON CAPT SIDE. THERE WERE NO OTHER INSTRUMENT MANFUNCTIONS AND NO ASSOCIATED WARNING LIGHTS OR CHIMES WENT OFF. MX FOUND WATER IN NR 1, 2 AND STANDBY PITOT LINES. DRAINED AND PURGED ALL THREE SYS WITH NITROGEN. RUDDER LIMITER LIGHT IS ASSOCIATED WITH STBY AND NR 1 BEING DIFFERENT AT TIME OF PROBLEM. F/O SYS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SF340MM CHAP 34. NR 1, 23 AND STBY PITOT/STATIC SYS OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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