Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
September 23, 2003
Submitted
February 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36MW
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
89
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Clogged
Location
Airspeed Ind
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A SUBSTANTIAL SPLIT BETWEEN AIRSPEED INDICATORS. AC WAS TAXIED BACK FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PITOT/STATIC CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND DISCREPANCY DUPLICATED. ALL PITOT AND STATIC LINES WERE DISCONNECTED AND NITROGEN WAS BLOWN INTO THE LINES. SEVERAL BUGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE LINES. ALL LINES WERE RECONNECTED AND PITOT/STATIC CHECKS RE ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL CHECKS NORMAL IAW MFG MM. (SW15200402394) (K)