Service difficulty report · Cover · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 31, 2017
Submitted
April 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48753
Aircraft time
74,078 hours, 14,783 cycles
Part
Cover
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER T.O. AIRSPEED BECAME UNRELIABLE, CAPTS A/S APPRX. 30KTS LOWER THAN F.O.'S SIDE. SEL ELEV FEEL MAN AND SEL FLAP LIM OVRD LEVEL 2 ALERTS, QRH DIRECTED TO AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE WHICH BROUGHT US TO SELECT OTHER CADC. SLECTED CAPT ON 2 AND ALERTS WENT AWAY, C/W REST OF CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO AIRFIELD. FOUND LARGE LINT BALL OF FIBROUS MATERIAL IN CAPT'S PITOT TUBE AND REMOVED SAME. COVER HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL 3 SHIPS PITOT COVERS PER SMP. T/S PER FIM 34-16-00/101 AND FOUND #1 ADC YELLOW FAULT BALL AND FAILS TEST. ALSO TEST #2 ADC AND IT FAILS PORTION LAST ITEM WHERE TAT ON EAD SHOULD READ 35 DEGREES C BUT ONLY SHOWED 19 DEGREES C. R&R #1 AND #2 CADC REF AMM 34-16-01-4 . CHECKED ALL PITOT CONNECTIONS AND RAN CADC TEST REF 34-16-01-5. RAN PITOT/ STATIC TEST TO VERIFY NO AIRSPEED SPLIT WAS PRESENT. ALL AIRSPEED INDICATION CAPT, F/O AND AUX ARE ALL READING WITHIN IN THE TEST BOX INDICATION LIMIT AND ALSO CROSS CHECKED COCKPIT INDICATIONS . NO SPLIT OR ABNORMALITIES PRESENT. ALSO PERFORMED LEAK TEST ON ALL THREE PITOT STATIS SYSTEMS ALL CHECKED GOOD, REF AMM 34-11-00-2. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION. OK FOR SERVICE.

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