Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 757256

Difficulty date
October 31, 2017
Submitted
November 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757AG
Make and model
Boeing 757256
Aircraft serial
29306
Aircraft time
12,411 hours, 8,415 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851FJ
Condition
Blocked
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL CAPTAIN PFD DOES NOT DISPLAY AIR DATA FOR ALTITUDE OR AIRSPEED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING L ADC SHOWS A 1 ON LED DISPLAY SIGNALING AN AOA VANE FAILURE. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED AOA SENSOR WAS OK AND THAT THE ADC HAD A LATCHED HARD FAILURE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ADC REPLACED PER AMM AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING NEXT DEPARTURE CAPTAIN AIRSPEED DID NOT RISE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP AND FOUND UPPER LEFT PITOT BLOCKED. OBSTRUCTION WAS CLEARED AND PITOT STATIC LOW AND HIGH RANGE LEAK CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED ON AIRSPEED AND ALTIMETRY SYSTEMS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.