Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
August 17, 2018
Submitted
August 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
47836
Aircraft time
100,940 hours, 30,755 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Clogged
Location
First Officer'S
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MODERATE RAIN, ALL ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS ON. DURING DESCENT, RECEIVED IAS COMPARTER ALERT FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY SEL ELEV FEEL MAN AND SEL FLAP LIMIT OVRD LEVEL 2 ALERTS. ALSO RECEIVED A/P AND ATS DISCONNECTED. SUSPECT F/O PITOT STATIC FROZEN. FOLLOWED QRH FOR AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE ONCE IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. RECONNECTED THE A/P AND ATS AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. INSPECTED AND LEAK TESTED THE CAPTAIN`S, AUX & FIRST OFFICER`S PITOT STATIC SYSTEM IAW AMM: 34-11-00-2. FOUND DRAIN HOLES IN F/O'S PITOT TUBE PLUGGED. PURGED THE FIRST OFFICER'S PITOT SYSTEM AND CAPTURED, CONFIRMED PRESENCE OF BIOLOGICAL DEBRIS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICER'S PITOT TUBE IAW AMM 34-11-02-2, AND OPS CHECKED GOOD, ALL PITOT STATIC CHECKS WERE GOOD. HEAT TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 34-16-00-5. ACCOMPLISHED A NR 1 & 2 FCC AFS TESTS AND ALL TESTS PASSED IAW AMM 22-00-00-2.

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