Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
September 12, 2013
Submitted
September 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AL
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0627
Aircraft time
2,536 hours, 7,466 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
PH500BKW
Part serial
1663
Condition
Clogged
Location
Right
Part time
2,536 hours, 7,466 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRSPEED SUDDENLY INDICATED 30 KTS HIGHER THAN WHAT WAS REAL. UPPER MODES OF THE AUTO PILOT WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND A "DECOUPLE" LIGHT CAME ON ON THE CAD. ALSO, UNTIL ADC NR 2 WAS TURNED OFF, THE HIGH NR MODE WOULD NOT WORK. THE NORMAL PROCEDURE IS TO SWITCH THE ADC TO NR 1 AND HAVE PROPER AIRSPEED INDICATION. AFTER DOING SO, ACFT WAS LANDED AT HELIPAD WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND HIGH NR RESTORED THEN MX WAS CONTACTED.

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