Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
July 31, 2014
Submitted
August 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55070
Aircraft time
36,629 hours, 25,322 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK WHILE ENROUTE DUE TO VARYING INDICATIONS FROM ALL THREE AIRSPEED INDICATION SYSTEMS AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CORRESPONDING AIR DATA FAILURE/FAULT ANNUNCIATIONS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL THREE PITOT PROBES AND PERFORMED THE REQUIRED LEAK AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. THE AUTOFLIGHT RTS CHECKS ALSO PASSED. THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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