Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 4, 2014
Submitted
February 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
12,077 hours, 13,082 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Part number
B030302104C094
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Standby
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT STANBY INSTRUMENT SHOWS ACFT AIRSPEED ABOVE VMO THE HIGHER AND FAST THE ACFT IS THE MORE PRONOUNCED THE VARITATION IS. INDICATES NORMAL ON GROUND. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R ISI R & R STBY PITOT/STATIC PROBE NOT HELP. FOUND RUPTURED STBY PITOT LINE, REPLACED LINE, OPS CHECK GOOD NO LEAKS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.