Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 19, 2008
Submitted
March 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500899
Aircraft time
76,340 hours, 6,959 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4125, CREW REPORTED DURING APPROACH THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT ATTITUDE THEY WERE AT. ALL THREE ALTIMETERS SHOWING DIFFERENT READINGS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, FMS MESSAGE UNRELIABLE ALTIMETER DO NOT USE FOR NAV. AFTER LANDING CREW NOTICED THE STANDBY ALTIMETER WAS OFF 800 TO 900 FT. AFTER CREW SAT AT THE GATE FOR A WHILE ALL THREE INDICATIONS CAME BACK TO NORMAL. FOUND A LOT OF WATER IN THE RIGHT PITOT LINE. MINOR AMOUNT IN THE RIGHT LINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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