Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
October 31, 2016
Submitted
December 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
36699
Aircraft time
8,428 hours, 3,320 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HT1
Part serial
252758
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Part time
8,428 hours, 3,320 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 KNOTS DUE TO EICAS MESSAGE IAS DISAGREE AND A DIFFERENCE OF 12 KNOTS BETWEEN SPEEDOMETERS BEING BIGGEST LEFT SIDE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FIM 31-62 TASK 876 PROCEDURE, DETECTING THE RIGHT STATIC PITOT TUBE DAMAGED; SO THE STATIC PITOT TUBE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 34-11-01 AND LEFT PITOT SYSTEM LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 34-11-00-790-811, TESTED CORRECT. THE HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-07, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND.

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