Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 13, 2024
Submitted
June 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
794
Aircraft time
33,968 hours, 19,303 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HV
Part serial
242885
Condition
Fod
Location
Captain'S
Part time
13,527 hours, 8,179 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY BETWEEN AIRSPEED ON CAPT & FO. AT CRUISE .02 MACH & ABOUT 8-10 KNOT DISCREPANCY AT FL 340. ALSO RECEIVED A MOMENTARY OVERSPEED WARNING AT FL 340 IN SMOOTH AIR, CAPT SHOWED .80 MACH & FO SHOWED .82. FO AIRSPEED SEEMS CLOSER TO STDBY AIRSPEED ON BOTH SIDES. AMM 34-11-15-06 DURING DEBRIEF CAPT REPORTS OVRSPD DURATION OF APROX 4 SECS, SUSPECTED ERROR WAS WITH CAPTS IND DUE TO FOS MATCHING STDBY. POST DEBRIEF INSPECTED PITOT PROBES & DISCOVERED FOREIGN MATERIAL JAMMED IN CAPTS PITOT PROBE. AMM 34-11-15-06 REMOVED FOD FROM CAPTS PITOT TUBE IAW AMM 34-11-15-06 INSPECTED FO & STDBY PROBE NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED CAPTS PITOT PROBE, ALL OPS &LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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