Service difficulty report · Vsi · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 8, 2019
Submitted
November 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7947
Aircraft time
38,552 hours, 32,841 cycles
Part
Vsi
Condition
Erratic
Location
First Officer'S
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STARTING AT FL260, FO€™S VSI BECAME ERRATIC AND FLUCTUATED CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 300 FPM AND 1000 FPM WHILE CAPTAINS REMAINED CONSTANT AT 500 FPM. FO€™S ALTITUDE TAPE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN LEVELING OFF AND CLIMBING RAPIDLY, CORRESPONDING WITH VSI READINGS. IN CRUISE, FO€™S VSI FLUCTUATED +/-200 FPM. VSI AND ALTIMETER APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY DURING DESCENT. PERFORMED UNRELIABLE AIR DATA CHECK, FOUND WATER IN ADC-2 STATIC DRAIN TUBE, EMPTIED DRAIN TUBE; CHECKED ADC-2 COMPUTER FOR TIGHTNESS IN THE RACK, RE-SECURED COMPUTER; ALL HEATERS CHECK GOOD. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE IAW AMM.