Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 19, 2006
Submitted
May 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4083
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

SEA FLIGHT: DURING CRUISE, CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR STARTED TO INDICATE ERRONEOUS READINGS. RECEIVED SEVERAL CAUTION LIGHTS ASSOCIATED 'RUD CNTL', 'PITCH TRIM', 'SPOILER OUTBOARD', 'ELEVATOR FEEL' AND 'IAS MISMATCH' MESSAGE ON THE PFD. PER THE EMERG/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND REDUCE AIRSPEED BELOW 200 KTS. AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES, CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL AND ALL CAUTION LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE PURGED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 PITOT/STATIC LINES AND FOUND WATER IN THE NR 1 PITOT SYSTEM. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED AIRSPEED CALIBRATION CHECK-CHECKED GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.