Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
June 22, 2020
Submitted
June 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
25470
Aircraft time
26,803 hours, 18,011 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Vmo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED. NOTICED ON CLIMBOUT THRU ABOUT 10000 FT THAT VOM INDICATOR STUCK AT 265 KTS. EVENTUALLY STUCK AT 242 KNOTS (MACH 72) AT 35000 FT. VMO STUCK SAME ON BOTH CAPTAIN`S AND F/O`S DISPLAY. AIRSPEED MATCHED AND SEEMED ACCURATE ACROSS CAPT AND F/O AND STBY. FOUND ALT VMO SWITCH IN THE ALTN POS. RESET SWITCH TO NORMAL SWITCH IAW 34-12-00. FO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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