Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 10, 2013
Submitted
April 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145631
Aircraft time
25,824 hours, 22,334 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2907 THE CREW REPORTED THAT IN CRUISE FLIGHT IMC AIRSPEED INDICATOR A PERT CAME ON AND CA AIRSPEED INDICATOR SHOWED A SLOW DECREASE IN AIRSPEED. F/O AND STANDBY AIRSPEED SHOWED SAME INDICATION STARTED A DESCENT AND F/O AIRSPEED STARTED TO SHOW A DECREASE IN AIRSPEED. NEXT ALTIMETER SHOWED WARNING AND WERE OFF BY 300 FEET. CA AIRSPEED CAME BACK ALIVE AND F/O'S AIR SPEED INDICATION SHOWED A RAPID DECREASE. SWITCHED BACK TO CA AND STA. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND WATER IN PITOT STATIC SYSTEM. DRAINED WATER FROM PITOT STATIC SYSTEM IAW EMB 145 AMM 34-13-00, PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF ADC SYSTEM IAW EMB 145 AMM 34-15-00, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT IS RVSM LEGIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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