Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 16, 2019
Submitted
June 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33211
Aircraft time
28,898 hours, 11,677 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part serial
273483
Condition
Faulty
Location
Exterior
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 AIRSPEED DISAGREE / ALT DISAGREE CAUTIONS, AIRSPEED LOW WARNING IN FLIGHT FL 280, EEC (S) WENT TO ALTERNATE MODE. EVENTUALLY FO SIDE RETURNED TO NORMAL, FOLLOWED BY CA SIDE RETURNING TO NORMAL APPROX. 5 MIN LATER. ALL ENGINE HEATS / PITOT HEATS TO PROPER POSITIONS. NO OTHER WARNINGS & CAUTIONS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L/H PITOT AT FAULT, REPLACED IAW AMM 34-11-01 LEAK AND OPS TEST OK.