Service difficulty report · Hose · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 4, 2014
Submitted
May 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4153
Aircraft time
16,962 hours, 18,113 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
B030302104C094
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, AT FL 230 NOTICED A/S SPLIT BETWEEN STANDBY ATT INDICATOR AIRSPEED AND PILOT'S & CO-PILOT'S AIRSPEED. BOTH PFD'S SHOWED 240 KNOTS, STANDBY SHOWED 271 KNOTS. SPLIT DECREASED WITH ALTITUDE, ALL INDICATIONS MATCHED AT 8000'. ON FINAL APPROACH, PFD 1 & 2 SHOWED AIRSPEEDS APROXIMATELY 5-6 KNOTS FASTER THAN STANDBY AIRSPEED. DIVERTED AND ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED ISI, INSPECTED TUBING. FOUND PITOT FLEX LINE CHAFED BETWEEN BEHIND INSTRUMENT. R & R PITOT LINE, COMPLIED WITH NITROGEN PURGE OF ALL PITOT AND STATIC LINES AND COMPLIED WITH PITOT STATIC LEAK CHECK IAW MM 34-12-16-000-801, 34-12-16-400-801, & 34-11-00-170-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.