Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 22, 2004
Submitted
July 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
39,356 hours, 27,572 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Indicator
Part number
2594466906
Part serial
031985
Condition
Failed
Location
Airspeed
Part time
12,049 hours, 7,314 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAXI, APPEARED THE AIR SPEED A/S FLAG IN THE LT AIRSPEED INDICATOR. IT WAS PERFORMED A RESET AND THE CADC SWITCH WAS CHANGED OF POSITION, BUT THE TROUBLE CONTINUED. AIR SPEED INDICATOR WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED IAW M/M 34-13-00, ALL CORRECT.

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