What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURN OF FLIGHT DUE TO LEFT VELOCIMETER WAS OUT OF SERVICE. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED THAT THE PITOT TUBE WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A BEE. PITOT TUBE WAS BLOW IAW MM 34-11-02, TEST IN GROUND WERE CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2003
- Submitted
- October 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N158PL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49761
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 3415 · High Speed Warning
- Part
- Pitot Tube
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Airspeed
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.