Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 13, 2014
Submitted
January 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1295
Aircraft time
9,315 hours, 1,398 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Obstructed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAIN`S AIRSPEED FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF ABOVE 100KTS. F/O'S AIRSPEED INDICATED 20 KTS SLOWER THAN NR 3 ON ISIS. NR 3 SEEMED CORRECT COMPAIRED TO GROUND SPEED. LOST AUTOPILOT, AUTOTHROTTLES, FMA-FLT DISPLAYS WENT TO ALT LOW. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 34-10-00. FLUSHED CAPTAIN & F/O PITOT LINES. LEAK CHECKED OK. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF AIRSPEED DATA IAW AMM 34-13-00. OK FOR SERVICE.

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