Service difficulty report · Probe · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 9, 2019
Submitted
May 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53616
Aircraft time
54,342 hours, 27,929 cycles
Part
Probe
Condition
Faulty
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I, S
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 AT START OF DESCENT AT FL310, THE A/P KICKED OFF AND WE GOT A CADC NR 1 FAIL MESSAGE. BOTH CA AND F/O AIRPSEEDS WENT TO 240 KTS WHILE STANDBY WAS AT 290 KTS. SWITCHING TO CADC NR 2 WAS NO HELP SO WE RAN THE AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE CHECKLIST. RAT WAS -11 WITH RIME ICE. APPROX FL190 ALL SPEED AGREED AND BACK TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED & REPLACED CAPT. & F/OS PITOT STATIC PROBES IAW AMM 34-11-02. REPLACED NR 1 & NR 2 CADCS IAW AMM 34-16-01. ALL CHECKS OK. SEE SDR AALA201905139050.

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