What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT, FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WITH DAMAGE. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION A FOD WAS DETECTED ON RIGHT PITOT TUBE AS CONSEQUENCE OF BIRD STRIKE. PITOT TUBE WAS CLEANED AND BRAKES WERE COOLED IAW MM 31-00-01.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2004
- Submitted
- May 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945AS
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 49643
- Aircraft time
- 49,272 hours, 28,222 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3110 · Instrument Panel
- Part
- Pitot Tube
- Condition
- Fod
- Location
- Pitot Static
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.