Dear Santa: A New Pitot Cover, Please.

jacobsjajacobsja
in General Discussion

And not just any 'ole cover that keeps critters out of the tube, but the one that will survive humans too...

Roasted Cover.jpg


On the bright side, this is confirmation that the heater element works.

Comments

  • planewrenchplanewrench

    Many years back I was working a 747 and I was in the jetway, for some reason the ground shift kicked in probably due to the nose strut being extended , you know you don't put your hand on a pitot tube when you can actually see it glow dull red. Lol. Carl

    48 yrs A/P IA DAL aircraft inspector. 172N

  • empanninempannin

    Ouch! make sure nothing melted into the pitot opening...

    Eric Panning
    1981 Seneca III
    Hillsboro, OR (KHIO)

  • jacobsjajacobsja

    Crud in the tube was my concern as well, so I called the avionics A&P IA (who was already mid-project on the plane) and got it cleaned and checked. Also got a confession from said IA about a mystery smell a few days before I noticed the cover. I probably helped the situation along during ground check of the new instruments. In fairness, it is cold in the hangar at the moment, so the doors were closed, which made it dark and a light waft of smoke gets missed by the eye (but not the nose). Lesson learned is to always check all switches before applying power, whether by the Master switch, or GPU.


    Santa already dropped off a new cover rated for 500*F. So, all good now 😊 Just hope he did not deprive Rudolph of a cold weather cover if the upcoming cargo flight is VFR.

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