Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
June 20, 2017
Submitted
June 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
378
Aircraft time
44,404 hours, 17,234 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Obstructed
Location
First Officer'S
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, FIRST OFFICER`S AIRSPEED TAPE SHOWED BETWEEN 40 - 45 KNTS, WITH CAPTAIN`S AIRSPEED TAPE AND STANDBY AIRSPEED BETWEEN 100 - 110 KNTS. ABORTED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. PERFORMED RTO CHECK LIST, NO OTHER DESCRPENCIES NOTED. INSPECTED THE FIRST OFFICER`S PITOT PROBE IAW AMM 34-11-15-06. FOUND DEBRIS AT TIP OF PROBE. CLEANED THE PITOT PROBE IAW AMM 34-11-15-06. PERFORMED LEAK TEST IAW AMM 34-10-00-05. NO LEAKS IN SYSTEM AND INDICATED AIRSPEED WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED TEST OF ADC NR 2 FROM MX PANEL IAW AMM 34-10-00-05. ALL TEST INDICATIONS NORMAL. STATUS MAINTAINED IAW GMM 6-5-495 AND RVSM STATUS MAINTAINED IAW GMM 6-5-490. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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