Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 10, 2014
Submitted
June 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145193
Aircraft time
34,692 hours, 31,212 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ACFT PRIMARY AIRSPEED INDICATORS ON BOTH FIRST OFFICER & CAPTAIN SIDES UNRELIABLE. WHILE CLIMBING FROM FL360 TO 370, PRIMARY IND'S 265 KIAS WITH A HIGH SPEED WARNING. ACTUAL AIRSPEED WAS 230 KIAS VIA THE STBY IND. DECLARED EMER & DESCENDED. DURING DESCENT PRIMARY AIRSPEED SLOWLY DECREASED TO 90 KIAS WHILE ACTUAL WAS 230 KIAS. UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED CHECKLIST COMPLIED IAW AOM VOL 1, WHILE DESCENDING THRU FL1. INSPECTED PITOT LINES & FOUND WATER, DIRT & DEBRIS. DRAINED WATER & PERFORMED CLEANING OF THE PITOT LINES IAW AMM 34-13-00. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST OF ADC SYS OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 34-15-00. ALSO PERFORMED A FINAL PITOT STATIC SYS LEAKAGE TEST NO LEAKS FOUND & WORKING PROPERLY IAW AMM 34-13-00. ACFT REMAINS RVSM ELIGIBLE. .

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