Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
July 8, 2019
Submitted
July 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
530
Aircraft time
38,256 hours, 19,849 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Blocked
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 724 34-14 5635 07JUL19 MEM FACT U LOGPAGES:2750947 CLIMBING THRU 5000FT, NOTICED AIRSPEED DISAGREEMENT OF 20KTS BETWEEN PFDS. RAN THE UNREALIABLE AIRSPEED QRH. CAPTAINS PFD STANDBY A/S AGREED. RETURN TO MEM FACT 08JUL19 04:17 MEM U DURING TROBLESHOOTING FOUND FO'S PITOT TUBE BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS, FLUSHED THE FO'S SIDE ADC SYSTEM, CLEARED DEBRIS OF THE F/O'S PITOT TUBE AND SYSTEM TEST NORMAL, FOUND NO AIRSPEED SPLIT AT THIS TIME. REF: FIM 34-10-00 P.122 AND AMM 34-10-00-05. DURING TROBLESHOOTING FOUND FO'S PITOT TUBE BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS, FLUSHED THE FO'S SIDE ADC SYSTEM, CLEARED DEBRIS OF THE F/O'S PITOT TUBE AND SYSTEM TEST NORMAL, FOUND NO AIRSPEED SPLIT AT THIS TIME. REF: FIM 34-10-00 P.122 AND AMM 34-10-00-05.

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