Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
July 25, 2004
Submitted
August 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25337
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Missing
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD - INFLIGHT T725/25 AT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OFF AT FL280 RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE BETWEEN 1.53 AND 1.66 EPR 91.5 TO 94.0 PERCENT N1 AT 670 TO 700C. EGT AND 87 TO 89 PERCENT SURGING CONTINUED AFTER AUTOTHROTTLE DISCONNECTED. NO THROTTLE MOVEMENT NOTED. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT HAND ENGINE LEFT HAND MANIFOLD PF RAKE PITOT HEAD BROKEN OFF. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR PER MM AND NOTIFIED TECH SERVICES. MIA INSTALLED RAKE PITOT HEAD ON RIGHT HAND ENGINE LEFT HAND MANIFOLD PER AARD 72 34 13 2 WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HOURS AS INSTRUCTED PER TECH SERVICES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.