Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
May 26, 2022
Submitted
May 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
30599
Aircraft time
60,891 hours, 25,241 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Blocked
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
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: DURING VERY SHORT FINAL APPROACH AROUND 200 AGL THE CAPTAIN AIRSPEED INDICATION QUICKLY CHANGED FROM ON TARGET APPROACH SPEED TO ABOUT MINUS 10-15 KNOTS . THE FIRST OFFICER AIRSPEED REMAINED NORMAL STANDBY ATTITUDE AIRSPEED ALSO NORMAL . THIS TRIGGERED A AIRSPEED SLOW AURAL WARNING WHICH CAUSED US TO GO AROUND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FOUND BUG REMAINS ON FLUSHING OF CAPTAIN PITOT SYSTEM TUBE AMM 34-11-00, ACCOMPLISHED AIR SPEED DISAGREE MAINTENANCE TASK PER AMM 31-62-00, ALL INDICATION NORMAL ON GROUND CHECK OUT.