Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22910
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851FJ1
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Fuselage
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT AT APPROX 10 KTS, CA AIRSPD IND AND ADI WIND ARROW READ 133 KTS. CHECKED AND FOUND BOTH UPPER AND LWR PITOT TUBES ON CA SIDE BLOCKED WITH DIRT. REPLACED BOTH TUBES AND PURGED LINES. PUMPED SYS AND LEAK CKD OPS CK GOOD.