Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
October 15, 2017
Submitted
October 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
48291
Aircraft time
72,297 hours, 24,125 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851DK
Part serial
236653
Condition
Damaged
Location
First Officer'S
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED. FIRST OFFICER AIRSPEED GREATER THAN 20 KTS BELOW ACTUAL AIRSPEED. IAS ALERT DISPLAY AT APPROXIMATELY 16000 FT AFTER ENTERING ICING CONDITIONS. ALL OTHER ALERTS ASSOCIATED WITH AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE DISPLAYED FROM THEN ON. INSPECTED THE F/O PITOT PROBE AND FOUND LEADING EDGE DETERIORATED AND PITTED. WHILE REPLACING PITOT PROBE OBSERVED WATER ACCUMULATION IN THE PITOT PROBE AND DRAIN HOLES PLUGGED. PURGED THE PITOT LINE FROM ADM TO REMOVE ALL WATER. REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O'S PITOT PROBE. PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK OF THE SYSTEM, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 34-11-02-2.

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