Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 2, 2007
Submitted
December 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft time
20,834 hours, 30,072 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Part number
PH11001DH
Condition
Damaged
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 - NR 2 AIRSPEED INDICATION FAILED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES DURING A SEVERE ICING ENCOUNTER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT PITOT HEAD. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.