What was found
DURING CLIMB FROM ANC CAPTAINS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS READING LOW COMPARED TO COPILOTS SIDE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND PITOT HEAD PARTIALLY BLOCKED WITH FOREIGN OBJECT.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2001
- Submitted
- October 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2719H
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC713B
- Aircraft time
- 22,401 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3411 · Pitot/Static System
- Part
- Pitot Head
- Condition
- Blocked
- Location
- Pitot/Static Sys
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.