Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 9, 2014
Submitted
September 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661JA
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145766
Aircraft time
28,213 hours, 23,673 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRSPEED INDICATORS ALL 3 STOPPED WORKING, FROZE AT FL370. ON DESCENT WENT AS LOW AS 70 KNOTS, SEEMED TO BE WORKING AS ALTIMETERS. STANDBY SEEMED TO CLEAR FIRST FOLLOWED BY CAPTAIN`S SIDE AT FL 290, THEN FIRST OFFICER`S SIDE AT FL 250. DRAINED PITOT LINES IAW AM 34-13-00 & PERFORMED ADC SYS OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 34-15-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK.

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