Service difficulty report · Drain · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 5, 2006
Submitted
November 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
742
Aircraft time
18,606 hours, 9,595 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NOTED FIRST OFFICER'S AIRSPEED INDICATION ON HIS PFD WAS NOT INCREASING. ABORTED TAKEOFF APPROX 100KTS. PRESSURIZED PITOT SYS REF MM 34-10-00-5, SEPARATED AND CAPPED PITOT TUBING RUN AS NECESSARY TO ISOLATE LEAK. FOUND CULPRIT TO BE SYSTEM DRAIN ASSY AT AFT LEFT OF NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL. REPLACED NR 2 PITOT DRAIN ASSY REF SMP MM 20-23-11-0. REASSEMBLED ALL DISTURBED COMPONENTS, CLOSED AND SECURED ALL ACCESS PANELS. NR 1, NR 2, STDBY PITOT SYSTEMS OPS AND LEAK CK OK REF MM 34-10-00-5. REF RTO APPROX 100 KNOTS, INSPECTED WHEELS AND BRAKES REF MM 32-40-00-6. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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