SDR V2JA160

Service difficulty report · Static Line · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
February 2, 2009
Submitted
February 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1127
Aircraft time
1,984 hours, 1,486 cycles
Engine time
1,984 hours, 1,486 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Static Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DUAL ADC FAILURE, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED IN FLIGHT TO ROANAKE, (KROA). FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY MOISTURE FREEZING IN THE STATIC LINES, WHEN AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW FL100, ALL SYSTEMS CAME BACK ON FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.