Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 28, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49763
Aircraft time
45,060 hours, 31,388 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
2594466906
Part serial
81071646
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Airspeed
Part time
17,329 hours, 10,195 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 80 KTS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LEFT VELOCIMETER DID NOT HAVE INDICATION AND WHEEL BRAKES WITH 150°C. LEFT CADC WAS CHECKED IAW MM 34-16-00, PITOT STATIC LINES WERE CLEANED AND TESTED IAW MM 34-11-00 AND VELOCIMETER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-13-01, TESTED CORRECT. SYSTEM WAS TESTED WITH THE PITOT-STATIC TEST EQUIPMENT IAW MM 34-11-00, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE VELOCIMETERS WERE TESTED IAW MM 34-13-01, ALL CORRECT.

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