Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 25, 2015
Submitted
May 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669MB
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145788
Aircraft time
28,772 hours, 24,530 cycles
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
0851HU3
Part serial
253318
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 DESCENT RECEIVED AIRSPEED INTEG FLAG, FLAG WENT AWAY. APPROX 25500 AIRSPEED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIMARY STBY WAS LOOKING DIFFERENT BETWEEN BOTH THE PRIMARY WAS 30 KNTS ALSO HAD ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE OF 300 FT BETWEEN PRIMARY ALTITUDE. FOUND PITOT 2 DAMAGE. R & R PITOT NR 2 IAW AMM 34-13-01. PERFORMED ADC SYS IAW AMM 34-15-00 IS GOOD. PERFORMED LEAKAGE TEST, PITOT & STATIC SYS NR 1 & 2, IS GOOD IAW AMM 34-13-00. REFERENCE ETN-EM-34-002. REINSTALLED SHIMS ON ORIGINAL POSITION WERE FOUND. HEATING TEST IS GOOD IAW AMM 30-31-00.

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