Service difficulty report · Drain · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
January 19, 2019
Submitted
January 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46615
Aircraft time
98,298 hours, 41,901 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
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

SOMEWHERE ON DESCENT INTO KMEM, BETWEEN FL 290 AND FL 240, STARTED HAVING NUMEROUS INDICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PITOT/STATIC ICING. WE WERE IN MODERATE TURBULANCE AND HEAVY RAIN; CONVECTIVE WX. AP/ATS DISENGAGED, HAD "IAS" COMPARATOR ON BOTH PFDS, F/O AND STBY INSTRUMENTS WERE CLOSEST TOGETHER, CAPT IAS READ 30 KIAS HIGHER. RAN QRH FOR AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. ALL INDICATION BACK TO NORMAL ON FINAL. EMERGENCY WAS TERMINATED ON GROUND. PERFORMED PITOT TUBE INSPECTION CK REF MM 34 11 02 6, PERFORMED PITOT TUBE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES 34 11 02 2 0 NR 4 AND DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN RT AND STBY PITOT DRAINS, WAS CLEARED. CAPT PITOT TUBE DRAIN WAS CLEAR. PERFORMED AIR DATA TEST REF 34 16 00 5 CHECKED WITH IN LIMITS FOR SERVICE.

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