# SDR FDEA201511183703

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 18, 2015
- Submitted: November 19, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N671FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N671FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 778
- Aircraft time: 263 hours, 14,282 cycles
- System (JASC): [3411 · Pitot/Static System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3411)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201511183703

## Discrepancy

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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