Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
April 8, 2010
Submitted
April 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145157
Aircraft time
24,372 hours, 23,184 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE, THE CREW REPORTED RECEIVING AN AIR SPEED COMPARATOR ERROR, ALTIMETER COMPARATOR ERROR, FOLLOWED BY AN ADC 1 FAIL MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND WATER TO BE IN THE NR 1 PITOT SYSTEM. THE WATER WAS DRAINED FOLLOWED BY AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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