Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 13, 2019
Submitted
April 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9630A
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53561
Aircraft time
60,627 hours, 30,596 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Clogged
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS WHEN CLIMBING FROM FL290 TO FL320, RECEIVED AN OVERSPEED WARNING FOLLOWED BY STALL BUFFET. FOUR TO EIGHT THOUSAND FEET WERE REQUIRED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. CAPTAIN. F/O AND STANDBY AIRSPEED WERE UNRELIABLE AND ATC CENTER REPORTED 150 KNOT AIRSPEED DIFFERENT TO ANYTHING REPORTED BY AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND APPROX. 5CC OF WATER PER EA. PITOT DRAIN. FLUSHED AND PURGED PITOT & STATIC LINES IAW AMM 34-11-00. R&R #1  CADC & OPS CK GOOD IAW AMM 34-16-01. FOUND RELAY R2-178 RELAY WOULD NOT TURN ON PITOT/STATIC HEATER OFF LIGHT ON OAP. R&R RELAY. OPS CK GOOD ON RELAY & ALL PITOT STATIC HEATERS IAW AMM 34-11-00. RTS GOOD #1 & #2 DFGC IAW AMM 22-01-05.

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