Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 29, 2020
Submitted
November 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30908
Aircraft time
31,971 hours, 13,014 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Part number
0851HT1AI
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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. PASSING FL 350, THE STANBDY AIRSPEED STARTED ROLLING BACK FROM MATCHING OTHERS AT 260KT TO SETTLE AT 105 KTS AND REMAINED THERE, ALTITUDE INDICATION WERE NORMAL. BEGAN TO RETURN TO NORMAL IN DESCENT PASS THRU FL 250 NORMAL BY FL 200. REPLACED AUX PITOT PROBE AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATSIFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER AMM 34-11-01.