Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 25, 2004
Submitted
July 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283CW
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500713
Aircraft time
6,060 hours, 4,924 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Airspeed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND DURING TAKEOFF ROLE AT ABOUT 50 KTS THE PILOTS NOTICED THE RT AIRSPEED WAS STILL AT 0. THEY ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED. THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE CLEANED A BUG FROM INSIDE THE PITOT TUBE AND PERFORMED A HIGH SPEED TAXI WITH BOTH AIRSPEEDS WORK OK.

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