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Attributes | |
ACN | 1517991 |
Time | |
Date | 201802 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Falcon 10/100 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | Cruise |
Route In Use | Direct |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Pitot/Static Ice System |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 4500 Flight Crew Type 550 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On a flight to ZZZ we were in cruise flight at FL370. I was the pilot in command. First officer was the pilot flying on that leg. About 1 hour out from ZZZ [very early] in the morning; we started losing the airspeed indicator on the pilot side and eventually went to 0. Then we lost the altimeter and the altitude preselects on the pilot side and the auto pilot stopped working. First officer proceeded to hand fly it off of his instruments. Then the copilot side instruments were starting to read unreliable so we were using the standby altimeter. I decided to [advise ATC of our situation] and they helped us get into ZZZ. It was VFR weather on our time of arrival and we landed with no problem. Maintenance determined it was possible icing in the pitot static system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Falcon 10 Captain reported the loss of all flight instruments during cruise; possibly due to icing.
Narrative: On a flight to ZZZ we were in cruise flight at FL370. I was the pilot in command. FO was the pilot flying on that leg. About 1 hour out from ZZZ [very early] in the morning; we started losing the airspeed indicator on the pilot side and eventually went to 0. Then we lost the altimeter and the altitude preselects on the pilot side and the auto pilot stopped working. FO proceeded to hand fly it off of his instruments. Then the copilot side instruments were starting to read unreliable so we were using the standby altimeter. I decided to [advise ATC of our situation] and they helped us get into ZZZ. It was VFR weather on our time of arrival and we landed with no problem. Maintenance determined it was possible icing in the pitot static system.
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