What was found
FIRST OFFICER PITOT TUBE GLOWING RED HOT ON GROUND. FOUND RIGHT AUX PITOT TUBE HEATER SHORTED TO CASING. REPLACED RIGHT AUX PITOT TUBE, HEATER CIRCUITS TEST OKAY.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2011
- Submitted
- February 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N543UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25698
- Aircraft time
- 73,732 hours, 21,421 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3030 · Pitot/Static Anti-Ice System
- Part
- Pitot Tube
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Right
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.