Service difficulty report · Adc · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
June 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
4,218 hours, 817 cycles
Part
Adc
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED T/O BELOW 100 KTS, LOSS OF CAPT'S IAS. VISUALLY INSPECTED PITOT PROBE FROM FRONT OF TUBE, NOTHING OBVIOUS FOUND. PRESSURIZED 2 OUT OF 3 PITOT SYS AT THE SAME TIME. TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS AND DIFFERENT SWITCH SELECTIONS IN COCKPIT. NO MATTER WHAT SELECTION WAS MADE, WHENEVER CAPT READING NR 1 PITOT INFORMATION, CAPT AIRSPEED MUCH SLOWER THAN F/O, UP TO 30 KTS DIFFERENCE. REMOVED NR 2 ADM AND INSTALLED NR 1 POSITION IAW AMM 34-11-17. PERFORMED INSPECTION/CHECK OF CAPT PITOT IAW AMM 34-11-15-200-801-A. TUBE CLEARED USING COMPRESSED AIR. PRESSURIZED ALL 3 PITOT SYSTEMS AND ALL AIRSPEEDS EXACTLY THE SAME. ACFT CONSIDERED SERVICEABLE.

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