What was found
RAT FAILED TO DEPLOY. FOUND HOLE IN PITOT STATIC LINE. HOLE CAUSED BY TOO LONG FASTENER IN LIGHT FIXTURE IN CEILING AREA. INSTALL NEW STATIC LINE SECTION AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. OPS CHECK OF RAT DEPLOYMENT CHECKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2009
- Submitted
- February 19, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N560UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26660
- Aircraft time
- 57,812 hours, 18,462 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Fastener
- Condition
- Improper Part
- Location
- Light Fixture
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.