Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 31, 2018
Submitted
January 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33210
Aircraft time
28,610 hours, 11,264 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Auxillary
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ISFD AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE. AIRSPEED WENT FROM 300KTS TO 50 KTS, RETURNED TO NORMAL LATE IN APPROACH. AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE AT 17000 AND CONTINUED UNTIL 2500. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND AUXILLARY PITOT HEAD INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED AUXILLARY PITOT TUBE IAW AMM 34-11-01, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.