Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 27, 2019
Submitted
June 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
742
Aircraft time
35,098 hours, 18,699 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Part number
0851HV
Part serial
352003
Condition
Dirty
Location
Standby
Part time
3,048 hours, 1,755 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BOTH STBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS FROXE AT 120KTS PASSING 10000'. BOTH DCREASED THE SAME TO 90KTS AT 350. DURING DESECENT BOTH DECREASED TO 60KTS. DISCONNECTED STANDBY PITOT PROBE AT BACK (42DA).BLEW OUT PITOT PROBE, FOUND DIRT IN PROBE. IAW M/M 34-10-00-03. RECONNECTED PROBE. PERFORMED BOTH LEAK DOWN TEST AND TEST OF STANDBY PNEUMATIC CIRCUIT BOTH PASS IAW M/M 34-10-00- 05. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. PER 34-10-00-03 SECOND MECHANIC VERIFICATION OF LINE RECCONECTION.

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