Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
November 1, 2006
Submitted
November 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DC
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft serial
534
Aircraft time
5,142 hours, 1,968 cycles
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0856TK3
Condition
Blocked
Part time
2,218 hours, 813 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1MADC HAD AN ALTITUDE COMPARATOR AT 15000 FT AND A 400 FT SPLIT FROM MADC AND STDBY AT FL230. IT ALSO HAD A 5 CKAS SPLIT IN AIRSPEED. BLOCKAGE FOUND IN LT UPPER PITOT/STATIC PROBE, OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. BLEW OUT STATIC LINES USING DRY NITOGEN. INSTALLED NEW LT UPPER PITOT PROBE IAW GAC CMP CODE 341102. PERFORMED PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM RECONNECT CHECKS IAW GAC CMP CODE 341030. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.