Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 17, 2004
Submitted
August 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27245
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
851FJ1
Condition
Damaged
Location
Exterior
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 633 - CLIMBING THROUGH 15,500 FEET, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY FLUCTUATION IN THE CAPTAIN'S AIRSPEED INDICATION, AND THE EICAS MESSAGES 'RUDDER RATIO' AND 'ELEV ASYM' AND A MACH AIRSPEED DISAGREE INDICATION. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RADOME HAD COLLAPSD AND THAT THE NR 2 AUX PITOT TUBE WAS BENT. THE RADOME AND PITOT TUBE WERE REPLACED. (M)

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