Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 4, 2011
Submitted
April 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145170
Aircraft time
27,000 hours, 25,324 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2795 DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED THE CAPTAIN’S AIR SPEED INDICATION DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE FIRST OFFICER’S ALTIMETER WAS INTERMITTENT AND FLAGGED RED. THE RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS REDUCED TO STATIC IN PRECIPITATION. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND WATER IN PITOT SYSTEM DRAIN TUBES. SERVICED IAW EMB145 AMM 34-15-00. INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK FOR THE RADIO TO TOWER FOUND NO STATIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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