Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Airbus A310221

Difficulty date
August 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448FE
Make and model
Airbus A310221
Aircraft serial
260
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Clogged
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE CAPTS AIRSPEED TAPE WAS SHOWING ERRONEOUS SPD IND. SWIT TO ALT SPD TAPE RETURNED TO OPERATION BUT SPD WAS 300 KTS WHEN F/O WAS 160 KTS. SWITCHED TO ALT EFIS NO CHANGE. AFTER FLAP/SLAT RETRACT NR 1 YAW DAMPER FAILED AUTO THROTTLE SYS FAILED WOULD NOT RESET. NR 1 AND NR 2 EPR FAIL TO INDICATE AND WE HAD NO WAY OF SETTING CLIMB PWR. FOUND NR 1 PITOT LINE CLOGGED. FLUSHED OUT BOTH 1 AND 2 PER M/M 34-10-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ADC PER M/M 34-11-34. PERFORMED PITOT/STATIC CK ON NR 1 AND NR 2 CKS GOOD. FLUSHED BOTH ENGS NR 1 AND NR 2 PT2 LINES. RAN ENG'S EPRS OPS CK GOOD. PERFORMED AFS/LAND TESTS OK.

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