Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 29, 2014
Submitted
March 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500912
Aircraft time
23,249 hours, 19,413 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

IAS, 8KIAS, DIFFERENCE DESCENDING THROUGH 31,000 FT. BOTH ALTITUDE & AIRSPEED WERE COMPLETELY ERRONEOUS, SHOWING DECREASING AIRSPEED TO 156 KTS WITH THRUST LEVERS IN DETENT, STANDBY WORKED NORMAL. DRAINED PITOT & STATIC 1 & 2 IAW AMM 34-13-00. ACCOMPLISHED PITOT & STATIC 1 & 2 LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 34-13-00. ACCOMPLISHED ADC 1 & 2 OPERATIONS CHECK IAW AMM 34-15-00, ALL CHECKED OK. ACFT IS RVSM ELIGIBLE, ACFT IS COMPLIANT FOR CONTINUED CAT II OPERATION.

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