Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 31, 2018
Submitted
January 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33210
Aircraft time
28,610 hours, 11,264 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIRSPEED INDICATION ISSUE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AUXILIARY PITOT HEAD INOPERABLE AND REPLACED AUXILIARY PITOT TUBE PER AMM 34-11-01 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.