Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 29, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
83,222 hours, 32,755 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Clogged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
83,222 hours, 32,755 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM BRO, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO AIRSPEED INDICATORS THAT INCREASED AS THE AIRCRAFTS ALTITUDE INCREASED. THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED AND COORDINATED WITH ATC TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER TWO AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS CORRECT. THE FLIGHT CREW, WHILE COORDINATING WITH ATC, RETURNED TO BRO FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE NUMBER ONE PITOT TUBE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE FOREIGN MATERIAL AND PERFORMED A SUCESSFUL PITOT STATIC CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS REPAIR MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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