Service difficulty report · Vane · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 6, 2016
Submitted
December 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N666DN
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25034
Aircraft time
81,403 hours, 37,148 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Broken
Location
Aoa
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO KTPK AT ABOUT 1200' MULTIPLE BIRDS HIT LEFT FWD FUSELAGE. LEFT AIRSPEED WENT TO ZERO, AOA INOP. QRH COMPLETED AND DIVERTED. INSP AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE. FOUND LT AOA VANE BROKEN OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AOA VANE IAW AMM 34-12. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LOW LEVEL PITOT CHECK TO CAPTAINS SYSTEM AND AIRSPEED CHECKS GOOD.