Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
October 18, 2015
Submitted
November 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
28249
Aircraft time
41,931 hours, 20,116 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851AH
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
41,931 hours, 20,116 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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAXING, THE LT PITOT LIGHT TURNED ON. PERFORMED BITE TO PSEU IAW FIM 30-31-TASK 802 PROCEDURE, DETECTING THE PROBE PITOT WITH DAMAGE. THE PROBE PITOT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 34-11-01 & LT PITOT SYS LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 34-11-00-00-79-810 811, TESTED CORRECT.

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