Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 26, 2004
Submitted
October 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48439
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Pitot Tube
Condition
Plugged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON T/O AIRSPEED WENT BLANK. F/O SIDE APPEARED NORMAL. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SEL FLAP LIM OVRD AND SEL ELEV FEEL MAN. NUMEROUS OTHER LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST. CAPT'S PITOT PROBE CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTS PITOT TUBE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION. REF MM 34-11-01. LEAK CKS GOOD. PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM CKD BOTH CAPTS AND FO'S USING RESPECTIVE CADC SYS. NO LESS OR SPLIT OF AIRSPEED NOTED.

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