Service difficulty report · Static System · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
May 8, 2019
Submitted
May 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1983X
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1013
Aircraft time
23,803 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
11,266 hours, 10,679 cycles
Part
Static System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED PIC AND SIC AIRSPEED INDICATORS AND PIC AND SIC VERTICAL SPEED INDICATORS GAVE ERRONEOUS READING IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND TURBULENCE. MAINTENANCE DRAINED WATER FROM BOTH STATIC SYSTEMS AND VERIFIED LT AND RT PITOT/STATIC MAST HEATERS ARE OPERATIONAL. AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR CHOICE ONE GENERAL OPERATIONS MANUAL - SEC. F VIA FORM MAI-105.

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