Service difficulty report · Adc · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
May 4, 2013
Submitted
May 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1135
Aircraft time
6,170 hours, 4,692 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Engine time
9,007 hours, 6,815 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Adc
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
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

BOTH ADC FAILED IN FLIGHT. ADC 1 FAILED FIRST, REVERTED TO ADC 2 WHICH FAILED 15 MINUTES LATER.