Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
May 31, 2006
Submitted
June 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33792
Aircraft time
5,039 hours, 2,870 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Dirty
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF -IAS DISAGREE- FAIL INDICATION TURNED ON IN FIRST OFFICER DISPLAY AND THE VEL AIRSPEED WINDOW SHOWED 79 KTS. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS SUPPLIED ONLY WITH THE APU DISAPPEARING THE FAILURE. DURING PUSHBACK, -EEC ALT- AND -IAS DISAGREE- LIGHTS TURNED ON AND VEL AIRSPEED WINDOW SHOWED 69 KTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AGAIN AND ADIRUS WERE INTERCHANGED AND TESTED, BUT FAIL CONTINUED. PITOT TUBE WAS CLEANED AND TESTED BY LEAKS IAW MM 34-11-00 PAGE 201AND 501, ALL CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORTS WERE CLOSED.