N998PA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 2013-08-07.
Part: PITOT SYSTEM — FROZEN · airframe 2,232 hrs · 2,154 cycles
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.