Service difficulty report · Pitot Head · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 25, 2014
Submitted
June 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48496
Aircraft time
67,877 hours, 17,885 cycles
Part
Pitot Head
Condition
Obstructed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, P
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT SPEED SCALE AND GREEN ACCELERATION LINE WERE NOT PRESENT ON EITHER THE CAPTAIN OR F/O PFD'S, NO AIRSPEED INDICATION. INSTEAD "TAXI" WAS STILL DISPLAYED. THE CREW MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT TAKEOFF APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 85-90 KTS. FOLLOWED POST FLIGHT AND TAXI PROCEDURES BACK TO THE GATE WITHOUT ANY OTHER FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND INSECTS IN PITOT TUBES. PURGED PITOT STATIC SYS IAW AMM 24-11-00. 2. R & R STATIC RIGID LINE AT RT STATIC PORT IAW AMM 20-50-01.

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