Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 24, 2004
Submitted
August 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
41,505 hours, 9,470 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Captain'S
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DESCENT DURING APPROACH GOT IAS ON PFD AND SELECT ELEV FEEL MAN LVL 2 ALERT. ALSO HAD WINDSHEAR FAIL DET ALERT ON STATUS PAGE. STANDBY A/S SHOWED F/O'S INDICATOR ACCURATE. CAPT'S 10 KNOTS SLOW. RAN READ TAB. BY TOUCHDOWN, F/O'S INDICATOR READ 156 KNOTS, CAPTAINS READ 118 KNOTS IN YELLOW. FACT: NUMEROUS FAULTS ON FAULT REVIEW, ADC 1 & 2, FMC 1 & 2, ELEV LD FEEL ACT AND ELEV ACT RIB AND LOB. T/S PER FIM, FOUND A/S TOLERANCE BETWEEN CAPT AND F/O BEYOND LIMIT. FOUND SMALL DEBRIS IN CAPT PITOT PROBE. PURGED, REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT PROBE & NR 1 CADC.

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