Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 18, 2012
Submitted
August 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145577
Aircraft time
25,266 hours, 22,314 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2726, CREW REPORTED DURING DESCENT OUT OF FL370, RECEIVED "IAS" COMPARE FLAGS ON BOTH FIRST OFFICERS AND CAPTAINS PFD. CAPTAIN`S IAS WAS UNRELIABLE, SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVED AN AMBER "ALT" COMPARE FLAGS AS WELL. SELECTED NR 2 ADC ON CAPTAIN`S REVERSIONARY PANEL, EXITED IMC/ICING CONDITIONS AND DIVERTED. AFTER LANDING IN WARMER TEMP DESELECTED ADC REVERSION ALL FLGHT INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL. COMPLETED AOM VOL 1 CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO DIVERT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED WATER FROM CAPTAIN`S PITOT SYSTEM PER MM 34-30-00 AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK PER MM 34-15-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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