Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
October 15, 2015
Submitted
October 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360SA
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3601
Aircraft time
35,525 hours, 47,265 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Blocked
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

UPON TAKEOFF ROLL & ACCELERATION, AT APPROX 89 KNOTS, THE FIRST OFFICER NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INDICATING 0. PIC RETARDED POWER LEVERS TO IDLE & ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. ACFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. UPON INSPECTION, TECHNICIAN CLEARED PITOT TUBE OF A NOTICEABLE INSECT LODGED IN THE TUBE OPENING. HIGH SPEED TAXI WAS PERFORMED WITH NO AIRSPEED INDICATION RECOVERED. DISCONNECTED AIR SPEED INDICATOR & UTILIZING COMPRESSED AIR BLEW OUT DEBRIS FROM LINES & MANUALLY CLEANED OUT PITOT TUBE ENTRANCE. A PITOT & STATIC SYS LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL & FUNCTIONAL TEST WERE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY.