Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 24, 2014
Submitted
December 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145150
Aircraft time
36,813 hours, 33,623 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
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

DESCENDING THROUGH AROUND FL19I0 RED X OVER CAPTAIN`S ALTIMETER & VSI. AIRPLANE WAS NOT DETECTING ICE AT THE TIME. SPEED WAS APPROX 270 KNOTS. DRAINED BOTH PITOT STATIC SYS IAW AMM 34-13-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECKED OF ADC IAW AMM 34-15-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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