A MD80 pitot heat failed in-flight; the crew diverted to have the heater MEL'ed.

Attributes
ACN	836803
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pitot-Static System
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Due to pitot/stall warning heater failure and vectors to avoid icing conditions; we diverted. System placarded inop and after refueling; we continued on to our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80 pitot heat failed in-flight; the crew diverted to have the heater MEL'ed.

Narrative: Due to Pitot/Stall warning heater failure and vectors to avoid icing conditions; we diverted. System placarded inop and after refueling; we continued on to our destination.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.