Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
May 8, 2025
Submitted
May 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17133
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
29282
Aircraft time
98,238 hours, 20,905 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRSPEED INDICATORS SHOWING/RED LINING AT 268 KNOTS CREW DEBRIEF REPORTS AIRSPEED INDICATON ON ALL FLIGHT DECK INDICATORS MATCHED. ON TAKEOFF AIRSPEED WAS NORMAL WITH FLAPS DOWN, CREW RETRACTED FLAPS AND NOTICED AIRSPEED RED FLAG SHOWED AT 268 KNOTS. WHEN CREW CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING WITH FLAPS DOWN, AIRSPEED RED FLAG WENT AWAY AND INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL ON ALL FLIGHT DECK INDICATORS. CREW ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ALTERNATE AIR DATA SOURCE HAD NO EFFECTS OR CHANGES WHEN CHOSEN. ADDING PICTURE OF FIRST OFFICER PFD PROVIDED BY CREW. INSPECTED CAPATAIN AND FIRST OFFICERS PITOT TUBES FOR OBSTRUCTIONS PER AMM 34-11-01-226-012. NO DEFECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FOUND. UPON ARRIVAL, FOUND ALTERNATE VMO/MMO SWITCH IN ALTERNATE POSITION. ALSO FOUND EICAS FLIGHT TEST SWITCH IN FLT TEST POSITION. RETURNED ALTERNATE VMO/MMO SWITCH TO NORMAL POSITION AND SAFETIED. ALSO RETURNED EICAS FLIGHT TEST SWITCH TO NORMAL POSITION AND SAFETIED. PERFORMED AIR DATA COMPUTING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST REF AMM 34-12-00-715-001. OPS CHECK GOOD. AFTER PERFORMING OPERATIONAL TEST NO DEFECTS NOTED, SYSTEM IS OPERATING NORMAL. WHEN IN ALTERNATE VMO/MMO SWITCH WILL LIMMIT AIR SPEED REF AMM 34-12-00. OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.