Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 31, 2011
Submitted
June 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
63,365 hours, 10,954 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851DK
Condition
Dirty
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

F/O CADC FAIL LOST AIRSPEED INDICATION F/O SIDE. FOUND F/O'S PITOT TUBE BLOCKED BY UNKNOWN DEBRIS. DISCONNECTED PITOT TUBE AND TRIED PURGING TUBE. DEBRIS WILL NOT DISLODGE. ORDERED NEW TUBE, AWAITING PARTS. F/O'S PITOT TUBE REMOVED IAW AMM 34-11-01-2. R & R F/O'S PITOT TUBE AND PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPS CK, REF: AMM 34-11-01.

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