Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
November 6, 2020
Submitted
November 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5237A
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
32608
Aircraft time
44,163 hours, 22,202 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HT1A1
Part serial
AS03209958
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Left
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. CAPT SIDE AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE DURING CLIMB, APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST PERFORMED. NORMAL LANDING. PERFORMED PITOT/AOA/TAT PROBE HEAT TEST AMM 30-31-00-730-801, FOUND CAPT PITOT HEATER INOPERABLE. RE-ACCOMPLISHED PROBE HEAT SYST TEST, PER AMM 30-31-00-720-801 WITH THERMOCOUPLE AND FOUND +400 DEG F IN APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. ACCOMPLISHED CA PITOT PROBE REMOVAL, PER AMM 34-11-01-000-801 STEPS 2A THRU 2D(15). INSTALLED PITOT PROBE, IAW AMM 34-11-01. OPERATIOINS CHECK GOOD.

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