Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 28, 2009
Submitted
August 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
60,742 hours, 32,802 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
2083101
Part serial
226
Condition
Erratic
Location
Airspeed
Part time
4,022 hours, 3,149 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE CAPTAINS AIRSPEED INDICATOR BEGAN TO CYCLE FROM 0-300 KNOTS. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WHERE THE CREW RETURNED TO BLOCKS WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAPTAINS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.