Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
June 6, 2021
Submitted
June 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
4944
Aircraft time
30,089 hours, 13,306 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Engine time
2,870,315 hours, 12,672 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Condition
Obstructed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF FROM MIA TO SAL THE TAKE OFF WAS REJECTED DUE TO AIRSPEED DISCREPANCY BETWEEN CAP PFD AND FO PFD DURING TAKE OFF ROLL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSM TASK 34-13-00-810-998-B PERFORMED INSPECTION IAW AMM 34-11-15-200-001. PERFORMED FLUSHING OF THE PRINCIPAL TOTAL PRESSURE IAW AMM 34-10-00-170-001. AND WAS FOUND FOD ON PITOT F/O SIDE. THE LEAK TEST OF THE PRINCIPAL AND STAND BY DATA SYSTEM WERE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY, IAW AMM 34-13-00-720-009 FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED DATA WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. NO AIRSPEED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAPT AND F/O SIDE PFD´S, ALL OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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