Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 24, 2005
Submitted
February 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
41,432 hours, 6,137 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Obstructed
Location
First Officers
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

FL 340 CLR AIR, A/P DISCON, NEITHER A/P AVBL, IAS COMPARATOR F/O A/S INDICATED UPPER FOOT, RAN QRH AIRSPEED LOST, SUSPECT, ERRATIC CHECKLIST, DETERMINED F/O'S A/S ERRONEOUS BY 25 KIAS. F/O SELECTED ALT STATIC SOURCE IAS COMPARATOR DISAPPEARED AND A/S MATCHED. DUMPED 10,000 LBS OF FUEL. DIVERTED TO OAK. INSPECTED FIRST OFFICERS PITOT TUBE AND FOUND PITOT DRAIN HOLE BLOCKED. REMOVED BLOCKAGE AND APPLIED DRY NITROGEN CLEANING OUT LINE MM 34-11-00-2. PERFORMED PITOT STATIC SYS TEST ON F/O AND STBY AIRSPEED INDICATOR. ALL INDICATIONS WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED RTS OF MSC AIR DATA HEATERS TEST PASSED. A/C OK TO CONTINUE.

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