- Difficulty date
- June 12, 2013
- Submitted
- June 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737824
- Aircraft serial
- 28947
- Aircraft time
- 44,448 hours, 16,597 cycles
- Part
- Probe
- Part number
- 0851HT1
- Part serial
- 290876
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Pitot Sys
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DURING T/O ROLL INTERMITTENT CAPTAIN`S UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED - IAW MX RETURN TO AIRPORT. FOUND CAPTAIN`S PITOT PROBE OBSTRUCTED WITH A BUG. REPLACED PROBE IAW AMM 34-11-01. REPLACED CAPTAIN`S PITOT ADM AS PRECAUTION IAW AMM 34-21-04. LEAK CK NORMAL. PITOT HEAT CHECKED NORMAL.