Unknown fittin

[Planegary]

Was at a shop today and was looking at a 252 and saw a fitting on the pilots side wing right at the front of the wing about an inch from the fuselage. This fitting could be pushed up about an eighth of an inch like a quick drain. When I looked inside of the panel I could see wires and the pitot tube going to the cabin. What is this fitting? Is it a pitot drain?

[carusoam]

Pitot system drain…

looks/works just like the static system drain…

who knew there were pitot system drains?

Best regards,

-a-

[Fly Boomer]

13 minutes ago, Planegary said:

Was at a shop today and was looking at a 252 and saw a fitting on the pilots side wing right at the front of the wing about an inch from the fuselage. This fitting could be pushed up about an eighth of an inch like a quick drain. When I looked inside of the panel I could see wires and the pitot tube going to the cabin. What is this fitting? Is it a pitot drain?

Yep.  Your description is perfect.  My AFM/POH says "Pitot drain under left-hand wing leading edge near fuselage.".

EDIT:  Static drain is described as "Under tailcone aft of wing trailing edge".

[Hank]

27 minutes ago, Fly Boomer said:

Yep.  Your description is perfect.  My AFM/POH says "Pitot drain under left-hand wing leading edge near fuselage.".

EDIT:  Static drain is described as "Under tailcone aft of wing trailing edge".

Yep. One's in front of the wing, the other is behind. Pitot instruments are all in the panel, so the pitot drain is up front; the static ports are on both sides of the rear fuselage,  so the static drains are at the back. In order to drain thoroughly, the drain ports are all the way at the bottom of the fuselage. 

[Planegary]

Thanks guys i appreciate the quick responses to my questions. Again mooneyspace to the rescue!!!!

[Mark89114]

I have them on my ovation…..check them all the time, but have never gotten a drip of water out of them.  

[carusoam]

To get water into the static system… it takes a driving rain storm from the side of the plane to blow enough water into the system…

When the conditions are right… a cup of water can get in there…. 201er video taped draining water from his…

I don’t remember any water coming out of the pitot drain system…

Drain seals probably need to be replaced every four or five decades… 

PP thoughts only,

-a-

[Mcstealth]

21 hours ago, Mark89114 said:

I have them on my ovation…..check them all the time, but have never gotten a drip of water out of them.  

How about a drop?   

 

[Mark89114]

2 hours ago, Mcstealth said:

How about a drop?   

 

Not a drip or a drop or a drizzle or a splash

 

[Yetti]

Have one on my 75 F

[wombat]

The one on N5773S has a label.  Update: Uploading picture in a different way.

Edited April 9, 2023 by wombat

[Niko182]

Don't know about the 252 but the newer mooneys have a static and a pitot drain. One on the left front wing and one in the right under the batteries in the back.

[wombat]

On the pilot side near the back of N5773S is the static drain.   The label is printed in such a way as to make it right-side up if you have your head upside-down, or are sliding under the plane with your feet further toward the pilot side wingtip.

Edit: I was told my pictures are not visible to everyone else.

Edited April 9, 2023 by wombat

[carusoam]

23 hours ago, wombat said:

On the pilot side near the back of N5773S is the static drain.   The label is printed in such a way as to make it right-side up if you have your head upside-down, or are sliding under the plane with your feet further toward the pilot side wingtip.

 

what’s going on with your pics?

I can’t remember what causes this to happen…  

If you can send them via PM, I can repost…

Best regards,

-a-