Service difficulty report · Msc · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 26, 2022
Submitted
November 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48402
Aircraft time
93,673 hours, 23,817 cycles
Part
Msc
Part number
4059027903
Part serial
33936812
Condition
Faulted
Location
Pitot Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 370 IN ICING CONDITIONS, RECEIVED A IAS FLAG. HAD AUTOPILOTS DISCONNECT CAPTAINS & FOS AIRSPEEDS SPLIT SIGNIFICANTLY. DECIDED TO DESCEND IN VFR CONDITIONS WHILE RUNNING AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE CHECKLIST. WHILE RUNNING CHECKLIST, CAPTAIN LOOKED LIKE IT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS FAULTY. BEFORE FINISHING CHECKLIST, AIRSPEEDS THEN ALIGNED & OPS NORMAL. COMPLETION OF CHECKLIST HAD AIRPLANE SWITCHED & INDICATIONS BACK TO NORMAL FLT EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. INSPECTED PITOT TUBES IAW MM 34-11-01-6, ALL FOUND CLEAR. BLOWED PITOT LINES, ALSO CHECKED FOR HEATING. ALL OK. FOUND MSC FAULTING FOR THE 9 PREVIOUS LEGS, R &R MSC IAW MM 31-42-00-0, NO FAULTS FOR MSC. PITOT HEAT NORMAL.

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