Service difficulty report · Cover · Fokker F27MK600

Difficulty date
May 21, 2008
Submitted
July 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FE
Make and model
Fokker F27MK600
Aircraft serial
10349
Part
Cover
Part number
F2710GE1091A
Condition
Torn
Location
Rt Pitot Tube
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLT 8777 GEG TO YKM. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE COPILOT`S AIRSPEED SHOWED NO INDICATIONS. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PITOT STATIC TUBE HEAD TO BE OBSTRUCTED WITH A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL FROM THE PITOT STATIC TUBE COVER. REMOVED OBSTRUCTION FROM THE END OF CO-PILOT`S PITOT STATIC TUBE HEAD AND A PITOT STATIC SYSTEM CHECK WAS PERFORMED. NOTE: THE PITOT STATIC TUBE COVER WAS ALSO REPLACED WITH A NEW COVER AND PLACED WITH THE ACFT`S OTHER PARKING COVERS. (S)

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