Service difficulty report · Drain · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
July 4, 2013
Submitted
July 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
46,675 hours, 20,939 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Pitot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS INOPERATIVE. AT 250 KTS ON BOTH PFD'S BOTH STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS SHOWED 180 KTS, THIS WAS AT 10,000 FT, BOTH STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS SLOWLY DECREASED DURING THE CLIMB TO FL 380, AT FL 380 BOTH PFD'S SHOWED 255 KTS, BOTH STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS SHOWED 115KTS. FOUND STANDBY PITOT TUBE DRAIN HOLES OBSTRUCTED. CLEANED OUT DRAIN HOLES IAW MM 34-11-15-06. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK ON STANDBY PITOT SYS IAW MM 34-10-00-05, OPS CHECK GOOD. MX ALERT RE-ISSUED TO ADVISE PROPER PITOT COVER INSTALLATON AND REMOVALS.

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