Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 2, 2005
Submitted
December 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
11,088 hours, 11,709 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Dirty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2419: AFTER TAKEOFF, HAD A MOMENTARY IAS MISMATCH, THEN AGAIN ON OUR DESCENT RECEIVED ANOTHER IAS MISMATCH MESSAGE THAT WAS 10 KT DIFFERENT. CAPTAIN SIDE WAS SLOWER THAN FO'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND ISI AIRSPEED INDICATOR. THE DIFFERENCE LASTED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND THEN CORRECTED ITSELF. THEN WENT AHEAD AND RAN IAS MISMATCH CHECKLIST. MAINTENANCE CLEANED OUT CAPTAIN'S PITOT LINES IAW AMM 34-11-00, PAGE 201. C/W PITOT/STATIC LEAK CHECK IAW MTC NR 6341102. CHECKS GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.