Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 30, 2004
Submitted
August 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
47,795 hours, 21,552 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Pitot Head
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Airspeed Ind
Part time
36,910 hours, 16,151 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON 2ND ATTEMPT OF TAKEOFF EN ROUTE, CAPTS AIRSPEED IND SLOW TO INCREASE & 35 TO 40 KTS BELOW FO`S IND, REJECTED AT 80 KTS. MX R & R NR 1 ADIRU IAW T/C & NR 1 ADM, OPS CHK GOOD. AGAIN REJECTED T/O FOR CAPTS AIRSPEED IND 35 TO 40 KTS BELOW FO`S IND. MX R & R CAPTS PITOT PROBE IAW AMM, R & R NR 1 ADM IAW AMM DUE TO POSSIBLE CONTAM, & R & R HOSE BETWEEN PITOT PROBE & ADM. PERFORMED AIR DATA ADJUSTMENT, LEAK CHK GOOD. TEST OF ADIRU CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT, REPLACED GYRO. INCOMING TEST OF ADM, NO FAULT FOUND, CALIBRATED UNIT & RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRBUS PERFORMED FAILURE ANALYSIS OF ADM, HOSE, & PITOT PROBE. FOUND NO DEFECTS, BUT PITOT PROBE FOUND BLOCKED BY FOD. BLOCKAGE SEVERE ENOUGH TO RESTRICT AIRFLOW.

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