Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
December 9, 2025
Submitted
December 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37523
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
43461
Aircraft time
16,524 hours, 5,525 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE INTERMITTENTLY CRUISE FLIGHT TEMP-44 RAN APP R CHKLIST PITOT AND STATIC PORTS DETAILED INSPECTION TO DRAINS PERFORMED IAW AMM 34-11-00-210-801 AND 34-11-00-210-802, NO MOISTURE FOUND IN DRAINS. PERFORMED ADIRU OPS TEST IAW AMM 34-21-00-710-801, NO CURRENT FAULTS WORKING OK, AND PITOT PROBE AND STATIC PORTS INSPECTION PERFORMED IAW AMM 34-11-01-200-801 AND 34-11-02-200-801, NO DAMAGE OR OTHER ISSUES NOTED. WHILE ARRIVING TO FIGHT DECK, FOUND CAPTAIN BAROMETRIC SETTINGS AT 29.99 AND FIRST OFFICER'S 29.96. MAINT MSG IN OMF: 31-03130 AND 03120. (NOT ACTIVE) DEBRIS WAS FOUND INSIDE THE CAPTAINS PITOT PROBE. BOTH PITOT PROBES (CAPTAIN ?S AND FO?S) WERE FLUSHED IAW AMM 34-11-00-170-802, STEP K AND J NO ADDITIONAL DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED DURING FLUSHING. PROCEED WITH RIGHT, LEFT, AND ALTERNATE PITOT SYSTEM LEAK TESTS IAW AMM 34-1 1-00-790-806, 34-11-00-790-807, AND 34-11-00-790-808. ALL INDICA TIONS WERE CORRECT AND SATISFACTORY.

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