Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
March 11, 2026
Submitted
March 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57864
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32588
Aircraft time
73,735 hours, 22,724 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851FJ1AI
Part serial
247949
Condition
Fod
Location
Zone 100
Part time
73,695 hours, 22,713 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAS DISAGREE EICAS AT CRUISE. QRH ACCOMPLISHED DETERMINED RIGHT SIDE INCORRECTCREW REPORTS F/O AIRSPEED FLUCTUATES FROM 6-20 KNOTS DIFFERENCE FROM CAPTAIN , STANDBY INST AIRSPEED AGREES WITH CAPTAIN , WHEN F/O SWITCHES TO ALTN AIR DATA , INFO IS CORRECT AND CAPT AND F/O AIRSPEEDS MATCH, SUSPECT F/O PITOT HEAT INOP LEADING TO CLOGGED TUBE, OR AIRDATA MODULE FAIL , OR POSSIBLE SYSTEM LEAK PERFORMED FLUSH OF THE FO PITOT SYSTEM IAW AMM 34-11-00-173-009. SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS CAME OUT OF THE SYSTEM. WILL REQUIRE LEAK CHECK IAW AMM TASK 34-11-00-795-180 DUE TO THE DRAIN LINE BEING DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED DUE TO THE FLUSH. QD FOR FO PITOT ADM RECONNECTED. PERFORMED PITOT/STATIC PROBE HEATER RESISTANCE CHECK IAW TASK 30-31-00-200-807 RESISTANCE OF FO PITOT HEATER WITHIN LIMITS. CONFIGURED CAPT AND FO PITOT SYSTEMS FOR LEAK TEST UP TO STEP G. OF IAW AMM TASK 34-11-00-795-180. WHEN TESTING FO SIDE (PER STEP. I) IN ISOLATION VIA THE MANIFOLD, LEAK RATE IS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS & AIRSPEED IS APPROX 5 KNOTS BELOW THE TARGET. WHEN TESTING IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CAPT SIDE BOTH AIRSPEEDS ARE 12 KNOTS BELOW TARGET. CAPT SIDE IN ISOLATION SHOWS AN EXCESSIVE LEAK. FURTHER T/S REQUIRED TO RULE OUT THAT THERE IS A LEAK ON THE CAPT SIDE. CONFIRMED NO LEAKS IN CAPT'S AND FO'S PITOT SYSTEM. BOTH CAPT'S AND FO'S AIRSPEED AGREE. ACCURACY AND LEAK CHECKS LEAK CHECKS GOOD REF MM34-11-00-795-180. PREVIOUS UPDATE REFERRES TO LEAK IN CAPT'S PITOTNOTICED.

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