Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
October 14, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft time
29,083 hours
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Airspeed
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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT HAD A REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NO INDICATION ON THE F/OS AIRSPEED INDICATOR. THE TROUBLESHOOTING HAD FOUND A WASP NEST INSIDE THE PITOT TUBE. THE PITOT TUBE WA DISCONNECTED AND THE NEST WAS BLOWN OUT. THE PITOT TUBE WAS RECONNECTED AND A PITOT STATIC TEST WAS COMPLIED WITH AS PER AMM 34-11-00 AND THE F/OS ASI FUNCTION TESTS WERE NORMAL.

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