Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
August 7, 2013
Submitted
August 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998PA
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft serial
RB70
Aircraft time
2,232 hours, 2,154 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Frozen
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AFTER APPROX 30 MINUTES IN CRUISE, RECEIVED AN AIRSPEED DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN NR 1 & 2 PFDS, WITH AN INDICATION OF 10 KNOTS OR GREATER. DETERMINED THE NR 2 PFD FAULTY AND COUPLED NR 2 PFD TO NR 1 ADC. AFTER DESCENT AT ABOUT FL 37,000 THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED. ATTEMPTED TO RESET IT, NOTICED EADI WITH A PITCH OF 5 DEGREE, INDICATION NOSE UP, AND AIRSPEED 210 KNOTS AND SLOWING. VSI INDICATING A 2000 FT RATE OF DESCENT AND THE ALTIMETER SHOWING ACFT IN A DESCENT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. NR 1 PFD APPEARED TO START WORKING CORRECTLY. SUSPECT MOISTURE FREEZING IN PITOT SYSTEM. PITOT SYSTEM DRAIN PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WAS REMOVED FROM THE LT PITOT SYSTEM. FURTHER CHECKS ARE TO BE COMPLETED.