Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 8, 2019
Submitted
November 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1651
Aircraft time
60,267 hours, 22,822 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Captain'S
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
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 NOT GROUNDED: AT APPROXIMATLEY 875 FEET DURING APPROACH, THE CAPTAIN LOST AIR DATA AND HANDED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO THE FIRST OFFICER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE AND FEATHERS IN THE CAPTAINS PITOT TUBE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FEATHERS AND INSPECTED PITOT SYSTEM WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS BEING NOTED.

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