Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 26, 2004
Submitted
August 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
41,507 hours, 9,472 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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. B Y TOUCHDOWN, F/O'S INDICATOR READ 156 KNOTS, CAPTAINS READ 118 KNOTS IN YELLOW. FOLLOWED T/S PER FIM34-11-02 AND FOUND A/S TOLERANCE BET CAPT AND F/O BEYOND LIMIT REF FIG 103 TABLE. PHYSICALLY INSPECTED PITOT PROBES FOUND SMALL DEBRIS ON CAPT PROBE WHEN PURGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT PROBE & NR 1 CADC PER MM 34-16-01 AND MM 34-11-01. PERFORMED SYS TEST PER MM 34-16-01-5, SATISFACTORY. COMPLIED W/ MTSI 34-10/9654 STEPS 1-6, SATISFACTORY.

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