Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 1, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
25,459 hours, 8,118 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HT1
Condition
Blocked
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT AFTER ROTATION SOMETHING IMPACTED THE FRONT OF THE A/C. CAPT'S SIDE AIRSPEED WENT UNRELIABLE/ ENG CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 36 MINUTES - CW BITE CK OF #1 AND #2 ENGINE, AUTO THROTTLE AND FMC 1&2 NO CURRENT FAULTS. CAPTAIN PITOT PROBE PLUGGED WITH INSECT SNARGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROBE REF B737-900 AMM 34-11-01-000-400-801. LEAK CK GOOD. ON LP 60045165. LEG SHOWED BITE MSGS 73-31641 AND 73-31642 AND 22-31520. EEC TESTS PASS #1 AND #2 ENG. ADIRU ADR TESTS PASS. AUTO THROTTLE SERVO MOTOR TST PASS. REF AMM 22-31-00, 73-21-00 AND 34-21-00. COMPLETED BIRD STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION REF AMM 05-51-18-210-801 NO DAMAGE FOUND.