Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 27, 2015
Submitted
December 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145790
Aircraft time
30,274 hours, 26,224 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
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

GOT IAS COMPARATOR ALERT ON BOTH PFD'S DURING DESCENT FROM FL 310. FIRST OFFICERS IAS WAS EQUAL TO THE STBY ISIS IAS. DURING DESCENT THE CAPTAINS IAS WAS INDICATING SLOWER AT AN INCREASING DIFFERENCE TO 100 KNTS. SELECTED ADC ON CAPTAINS REVERSIONARY PANEL WHICH RESOLVED IAS DIFFERENCE. SUSPECT CAPTAINS PITOT BLOCKAGE. CLEARED NR 1 PITOT MAST DRAIN PORTS, DRAINED NR 1 PITOT WATER TRAP & PURGED MOISTURE. NUMBER 1 PITOT LCK OK IAW AMM CH 34-13-00, ADC 1 & 2. OPERATIONS CHECKED OK IAW AMM CH 34-15-00.

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