Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
August 11, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N192FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
19085
Aircraft time
75,765 hours, 55,487 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Airspeed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE F/O NOTED AIRSPEED INDICATOR STOPPED ACCELERATING BEYOND 140 KTS AS CAPTAIN LEVEL AT 3000, F/O ALTIMETER READ 2000 F/O AIRSPEED INOP FLAG CAME INTO VIEW. NO C/B'S OUT. F/O SELECTED ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE THEN F/O'S A.S AND ALTIMETER THEN MATCHED CAPTAINS. BLEW NITROGEN FORWARD THROUGH TUBE. RETRIEVED REMNANTS OF BUG. PERFORMED PITOT/STATIC SYS TEST IN FO SIDE IAW MM 34-11-000-5, PITOT PASSED BUT STATIC TEST, FAILED. ISOLATED F/O'S STATIC LEAK TO THE NR 2 PNEUMATIC MACH AIRSPEED WARNING SWITCH, REPLACED SAME REF MM 34-14-012-4. ACCOMPLISHED ADJ/TEST 34-11-000-5. LEAK CKS AND INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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