Service difficulty report · Pitot System · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 29, 2017
Submitted
May 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145554
Aircraft time
32,388 hours, 29,853 cycles
Part
Pitot System
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 360 BOTH PFDS HAD IAS AMBER INDICATION ALONG WITH SPS ADVANCED ON EICAS. ON DESCENT CAPTAINS AIRSPEED ACTED LIKE AN ALTIMETER, THEN ALL WENT NORMAL DESCENDING THROUGH 190. REMOVED WATER FROM PITOT WATER TRAPS IAW AMM 34-13-00. PERFORMED LEAKAGE TEST IAW AMM 34-13-00 IS GOOD

More about the Emb EMB-135KL