Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
March 31, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft time
24,202 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HT1
Condition
Fod
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PASSING THROUGH 3500 FT IN CLIMB , CAPTAIN AIRSPEED INDICATION BLED FROM 250 KNOTS TO 145 KNOTS AND STABILIZED, WHILE F/O AND STAND-BY AIRSPEED INDICATOR WERE STABLE AT 250 KNOTS. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED NORMALLY. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE CAPT`S PITOT TUBE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH AN INSECTS. CAPTS PITOT SYSTEM WAS PURGES AND CLEARED. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, THE CAPT`S AIR DATA MODULE, ADM, WAS ALSO REPLACED. AIRSPEED SYSTEM WAS TESTED SERVICEABLE AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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