Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Gulstm G280

Difficulty date
October 3, 2016
Submitted
October 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977AE
Make and model
Gulstm G280
Aircraft serial
2057
Aircraft time
1,190 hours, 1,213 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,190 hours, 1,213 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKE OFF, RECEIVED ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INFO ON COPILOT'S SIDE ALONG WITH IAS FLAGS AND SMC AIRDATA CAS MESSAGE. DISCONTINUED FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO TEB. MAINTENANCE FOUND WATER IN THE NR 2 LEFT AND BOTH RIGHT SIDE STATIC PORTS, AND IN THE RIGHT PRIMARY PITOT TUBE. BOTH SYSTEMS WERE FLUSHED WITH NITROGEN UNTIL NO WATER REMAINED. PITOT STATIC SYSTEM RECONNECT TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.