Service difficulty report · Quick Disconnect · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 12, 2018
Submitted
October 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
29,357 hours, 16,034 cycles
Part
Quick Disconnect
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RTO OAK RWY 30 AT 100 KNOTS, CAPT AIRSPEED INDICATOR INCREASED TO 45 KNOTS BUT NOT FURTHER. PURGED CAPTS PITOT LINE BETWEEN CAPT PITOT PROBE TO ADC, FOUND NO DEBRIS. DURING T/S NOTICED 30 KNOT SPLIT BETWEEN PITOT STATIC TESTER AND CAPTS AIRSPEED INDICATION. FOUND LEAK AT NR 1 ADC PITOT QUICK DISCONNECT. SWAP PITOT QUICK DISCONNECT FROM NR 2 ADC FOR T/S AND AIRSPEED SPLIT APPROX 2 KNOTS. SWAP QUICK DISCONNECT BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. NR 2 ADC ALSO REQUIRES LEAK CK AND MVP DUE TO SWAPPING OF QUICK DISCONNECT. MVP ALSO REQUIRED FOR NR 1 ADC QD AND PITOT PROBE PRESSURE LINE CONNECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PITOT QD AND HOSE AT NR 1 ADC. SYSTEM OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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