Service difficulty report · Static Port · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 26, 2019
Submitted
October 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53364
Aircraft time
71,900 hours, 52,250 cycles
Part
Static Port
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SDR REPORTED DUE TO DECLARED EMERGENCY PER MCC REPORT. AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRSPEED ERRATIC. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT + AUTOTHROTTLES. RECEIVED VECTORS FROM ATL. CONFIRMED ALTITUDE AND HEADING ACCURACY FROM ATL. CONFIRMED GROUND SPEED READOUT C/W PITOT/STATIC SYS LK CK OF CAPT AND F/O SYS LK CK GD ACCURACY OF A/S AND ALT WITHIN TOLERANCE ALL PER MD88 AMM 34-11. FOUND STBY IND SLOW TO RESPOND FOUND QUICK DISCONNECT FOR STATIC LINE AT STBY IND LOOSE. REMOVED + REPLACED FLEX STATIC LINE TO INDICATOR AND CONNECTOR TO INDICATOR REF MD88 AMM 34-13. REMOVED + REPLACED STANDBY ALTIMETER/AIRSPEED IND. REF MD88 AMM 34-13. FOUND RIGHT SIDE ALTERNATE STATIC PORT TUBE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT SIDE ALTERNATE STATIC PORT PER MD88 AMM 34-11. NEEDS LEAK CHECKED. LK CK OF R/H ALT STATIC PORT GD PER MD88 AMM 34-11 FOUND 1ST + 2ND LINE FROM R/H STATIC PORT LEAKING AT B-NUTS OF UNION RPLD BOTH LINES AND UNION STBY IND LK CK GD AND ACCURATE PER MD88 AMM 34- 11 REQS CLAMPING OF LWR LINE AND B/B CLOSE UP. CLAMP UP + B/B CLOSE UP C/W. INDICATOR, STAN OFF 88-3411-9-0001 00344 ON 88-3411-9-0001 00774. (LP6640896)

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