Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 8, 2015
Submitted
June 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48454
Aircraft time
935 hours, 17,326 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
4059060901
Part serial
93120601
Condition
Obstructed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER 80KT SPEED CHECK ON TAKEOFF ROLL, FIRST OFFICER LOST AIRSPEED WITH FIRST OFFICER`S SPEED IN RED FOOT. FIRST OFFICER HAD 40 KT ERROR IN V INDICATION. ROTATED & CLIMBED ON PITCH POWER. RAN QRH & DUMPED 20K FUEL, CAPTAIN`S SIDE NORMAL. LANDED 18C BOTH AMBER IAS & ALT LIGHTS PLUS OTHER ERRONEOUS ALERTS. FOUND INSECT REMAINS IN FIRST OFFICER'S PITOT TUBE. ORDERING NEW TUBE & WILL ALSO PERFORM PURGE OF FIRST OFFICER'S PITOT SYS. R & R FIRST OFFICER'S PITOT TUBE IAW AMM 34-11-01-2. ALSO PURGED FIRST OFFICER'S & CAPTAIN'S PITOT LINES IAW AMM 34-11-00-2. AS A PRECAUTION, R & R FIRST OFFICER'S AIR DATA COMPUTER IAW AMM 34-16-01-4. LEAK CHECK IS GOOD. HOWEVER, DURING OPERATIONS CHECK, NOTED THAT FIRST OFFICER'S AIRSPEED READOUT IS 3 KTS. HIGHER THAN CAPTAIN'S & 4 KTS. HIGHER THAN TEST SET. SUSPECT POSSIBLE BAD ADC FROM STOCK. WILL R & R FIRST OFFICER'S ADC AGAIN. AFTER REPLACING AIR DATA COMPUTER AGAIN IAW AMM 34-16-01-4, FAIRING AOA VANES & CHANGING TEST SETS, ALL PITOT-STATIC LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKS WERE NORMAL IAW AMM 34-11-00-2. PITOT TUBE STILL REQUIRES SEALANT. HOWEVER, DUE TO OUTBOUND FLIGHT, SEALANT WILL BE PLACED ON OIL. THIS ITEM WILL BE FACTED.

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