Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Boeing 777F

Difficulty date
March 26, 2024
Submitted
March 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840FD
Make and model
Boeing 777F
Aircraft serial
39682
Aircraft time
49,181 hours, 8,786 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Part number
4071400904
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

AUTO PILOT DISCONNECTED AFTER LEVELING FL340. ALTIMETERS LEFT AND RIGHT INDICATED 400' HIGH. MULTIPLE EICAS : "AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE" " ENG EEC MODE R" "ENG EEC MODE L" " GND PROX WARN". ATC READOUT SHOWED 300' LOW WHEN WE RETURNED TO FL 340'. EICAS BUTTON DEPRESSED. DECLARED EMERGENCY. AMM: 34-21-03-4, AMM: 71-00-00-5, ALL EICAS MSG RELATED PITOT ADM PROBLEM. REPLACED RT PITOT ADM AND CYCLED AIRCRAFT POWER THEN ALL STATUS MSG DISAPPERED. CONFIRMED BOTH ENG RUN CHECKED NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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