Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 2, 2006
Submitted
November 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
736
Aircraft time
18,947 hours, 9,702 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HV
Part serial
240823
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RTO NO F/O AIRSPEED ON PFD. A/C RETURNED TO BLOCKS DUE TO NO AIRSPEED INDICATION ON F/O'S PFD. BLEW OUT PITOT TUBE FOR F/O AIRSPEED PER MM 34-11-15-6, NO DEFECTS NOTED. USED PITOT TESTER TO VERIFIY SPEED TAPE ON FO,S PFD OPERATED NORMALLY PER MM 34-11-15-6. REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O'S PITOT TUBE AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, AMM 34- 11-15-4. OPS CKS NORMAL. ALSO, SWAPPED NR 1 AND NR 2 AIR DATA COMPUTERS AS PRECAUTION. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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