SDR Y2PA96061

Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
26
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
B020081129
Condition
Blocked
Location
Rt Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ELP - FLT 17945 - TAKEOFF ABORTED, NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. THIS IS A REPEAT INSTANCE OF PREVIOUS DIFFICULTY REPORTED ON MISR Y2PA-96-052, DATED 7-30-96. REPLACED COPILOT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR. CHECKED SYSTEM PER FALCON MM 34-10-1. ALSO CHECKED MACH OVERSPEED WARNING SYSTEM IAW FALCON MM 34-10-4 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE ON 8-1-96 AND REPORTED COPILOT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR STUCK AT VARIOUS AIRSPEEDS. PROVIDED ERRONEOUS INDICATIONS. ACFT RETURNED TO ELP. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A RESTRICTION IN THE COPILOT'S PITOT TUBE. RESTRICTION WAS BLOWN OUT WITH NITROGEN. TESTED PITOT SYSTEM IAW FALCON MM 34-10-1 AND C/W PITOT/STATIC LEAK TEST IAW FAR 91-