Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
November 3, 2009
Submitted
November 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
378
Aircraft time
38,186 hours, 13,217 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HV
Part serial
T60633
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pitot Static Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NO AIRSPEED INDICATION AT 80/KTS. REJECTED TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO GATE FOR FUEL. SUSPECT BAD ADC. FAC ORDERED TO MSN 1151676 AND THE ADC IS ORDERED TO MSN 1151673. NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ON F/O SIDE IS GOOD. THE STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS INFORMATION AND DISPLAY IS GOOD. THE STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS INFORMATION & DISPLAY IS GOOD. FOUND CAPTAINS PITOT PROBE PLUGGED. REMOVED SOME TYPE OF CRUSTED MATERIAL FROM PROBE, CHECKED AGAIN WITH REVERSE FLOW AIR PRESSURE. STILL HAD SOME RESTRICTION. R & R CAPTAINS PITOT PROBE IAW MM 34-11-15-4. PURGED ENTIRE PITOT SYS FROM ADS COMPUTER TO PROBE, CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED PITOT LEAK & CALIBRATION CHECK, CHECKS GOOD. SYS OPS CHECKS NORMAL PER MM 34-11-15-6.

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