Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 30, 2024
Submitted
May 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
873
Aircraft time
22,472 hours, 13,026 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HV
Part serial
350163
Condition
Clogged
Location
Standby
Part time
7,011 hours, 4,315 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, BOTH CAPT AND FO STANDBY AIRSPEED INDICATORS WERE INACCURATE. STANDBY INDICATORS SEEMED TO INDICATE APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ACTUAL IAS AT ALL ALTITUDES. AT FL340, .787M, 280 IAS, CAPTAIN STANDBY AIRSPEED SHOWED 129 AND FOS SHOWED 130. AT 25K AND 280 IAS, CAPTAIN SIDE SHOWED 137 KTS AND FO SIDE 140 KTS. AT 15K AND 312 IAS, CAPTAIN STANDBY AIRSPEED SHOWED 155 AND FO SIDE I58. FOUND STANDBY PITOT PROBE CLOGGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED STANDBY PITOT PROBER PER M.M. 34-11-15-04. LEAK CHECK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE

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