Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
November 22, 2018
Submitted
November 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303RG
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44448
Aircraft time
2,019 hours, 798 cycles
Part
Probe
Condition
Defective
Location
Captain'S
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AUTOTHROTTLES DISCONNECTED AT 80 KIAS ON CAPTAIN AIRSPEED. THE FLIGHT OFFICER WAS ABOUT 40 KIAS HIGHER. THE STANDBY MATCHED THE FOS AIRSPEED. ON LEVEL OFF THE AIRSPEED WAS BETTER, WITHIN 10 KIAS BUT NEVER MATCHED. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ON FINAL APPROACH CAS AIRSPEED WAS 20 TO 30 KIAS LOW. IAS DISAGREE WAS ON MOST OF THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAPTAIN PITOT PROBE AND TESTED OK PER AMM 34-11-01. OK FOR SERVICE.

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