Service difficulty report · Probe · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 27, 2010
Submitted
May 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
39,346 hours, 15,169 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Probe
Part number
0851HV
Part serial
60708
Condition
Dirty
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

ON T/O ROLL AT 80 KNTS CALL, F/O AIRSPEED INDICATED 50 KNTS. CAPTAINS AND STBY AIRSPEED INDICATED 80 KNTS. REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 90 KNTS. R & R F/O'S PITOT PROBE IAW MM 34-11-15-4. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 34-10-00-5 (FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT DATA TEST). F/O'S LEAK TEST OK. BOTH SIDES HAD GOOD INTEGRITY CHECKS, HELD AT 6 PSI FOR 15 MINS WITH NO LEAK DOWN. A/C READY FOR SERVICE. ALSO BLEW AIR LINE FROM NR 2 ADC FWD USING NITROGEN PSI, NO DEBRIS FOUND IN LINE, BUT OLD PITOT PROBE HAD DEBRIS, VERIFIED AFTER REMOVAL FROM ACFT. (CLOSED)

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