Service difficulty report · Probe · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 18, 2015
Submitted
November 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
263 hours, 14,282 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
0851HV
Part serial
237975
Condition
Unknown
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT AUTOPILOT DID A POOR JOB, /- 10, OF HOLDING AIRSPEED IN CLIMB & DESCENT. IN PROFILE IN DECENT AIRSPEED KEPT CREEPING INTO ZIPPER. WENT LEVEL & CHG DIALED AIRSPEED BACK WITH NO HELP. BROUGHT THROTTLES TO IDLE MANUALLY & ACFT WENT INTO THRUST LATCH & TRIED TO CLIMB, WITH AUTOPILOT & AUTO THROTTLES OFF. AIRPLANE ATTEMPTED TO DIVE TO 10 DEG NOSE LOW @ 6000 FT PER MIN DIVE. SELECTED ADC 2 & RECOVERED. R & R NR 1 ADC IAW 34-11-34-04, R & R NR 1 FLIGHT AUGMENTATION COMPUTER IAW 22-26-34-04. R & R CAPTAINS PITOT PROBE IAW 34-11-15-04. DUE TO LLM PARTS BEING CHANGED PERFORMED AFS LAND TEST IAW 22-40-00-5, 22-00-00-2-0, NO FAULTS FOUND. ALL CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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