Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 29, 2016
Submitted
June 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48454
Aircraft time
95,977 hours, 18,166 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LOST FLIGHT DIRECTORS AND AUTOPILOT/ATS PASSING 16000. F/O AIRSPEED 10 KNOTS LESS THAN CAPTAIN AND STANDBY A/S. ALSO RECEIVED, SELECT ELEVATOR FEEL MANUAL AND SELECT FLAP LIMIT OVER RIDE INDICATIONS. ENTERED A/S UNRELIABLE CHECKLIST. F/O SELECTED AUXILIARY ON EIS SOURCE, HOWEVER, F/O A/S REMAINED UNRELIABLE, DETERIORATED TO 35 KNOTS SLOW ON FINAL. ENCOUNTERED RIME ICING F18-230. WHILE INSPECTING CAPTAIN AND F/O'S ADC'S, PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON BOTH ADC'S, NO FAULTS FOUND REF AMM 34-16-01-5. CAPTAIN PITOT LINE QUICK DISCONNECT NOT LOCKED AND LINE POPPED OFF. RECONNECTED QUICK DISCONNECT AND FOUND THE QUICK DISCONNECT ON THE CAPTAIN`S ADC DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY. OPENED CAPTAIN AND F/O'S PITOT LINES AND PURGED WITH NITROGEN, FOUND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE F/O'S PITOT LINE. ALSO FOUND THE DRAIN HOLES ON THE F/O'S PITOT TUBE PLUGGED, CLEANED SAME. RESECURED PITOT LINES. REF AMM 34-11-01-2. NOTE: QUICK DISCONNECT PROBLEM NOTED IN PREVIOUS ENTRY WAS FOR THE CONNECTION ON THE CAPTAIN'S ADC, BOX SIDE. R & R NR 1 AND NR 2 ADC'S REF MM 34-16-01-4. OPS AND EIS TESTS GOOD. PERFORMED LOW LEVEL CHECK OF CAPTAIN'S PITOT STATIC SYS REF MM 34-11-00-2, STEP 1C. CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED F/O'S, HIGH LEVEL, PITOT STATIC SYS FUNCTIONAL CHECK REF MM 34-11-00-2, STEP 9. TEST WELL WITHIN LIMITS. OK FOR SERVICE.

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