Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 18, 2013
Submitted
July 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
757
Aircraft time
26,691 hours, 14,147 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Zone 100
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

REJECTED TAKE OFF AT 95 KIAS DUE TO NO AIRSPEED INDICATION ON CAPTAIN'S PFD. NO TREND ARROW NOR INDICATED AIRSPEED MOVEMENT. FOUND INSECT BLOCKAGE ON CAPTAIN'S PITOT TUBE. CLEARED AND BLEW TUBE OUT WITH NITROGEN. PERFORMED EFIS INPUTS TEST. ALL COMPUTERS NORMAL. 1 AIRDATA COMPUTER FUNCTION TEST NORMAL. SPEED INDICATION ON PFD WORKS WITH FUNCTION TEST IAW MM 34-71-00-5, 34-10-00-5, 34-11-34-4, 34-18-00-0. PERFORMED HIGH LEVEL LEAK CHECK ON CAPTAIN`S, F/O`S, AND AUX PITOT SYS IAW AMM 34-10-00-05. ALL PITOT SYS LEAK CHECKED GOOD AND BOTH PFD'S AND STBY AIRSPEED INDICATIONS ARE GOOD.

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