Air Canada A319 near Montreal on Dec 27th 2012, unreliable airspeed
Last Update: December 28, 2012 / 23:37:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 27, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-407
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GAPY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The Canadian TSB reported the lower drain hole of the stand by pitot tube was found blocked, all pitot drain holes were cleaned, total pressure and static pressure lines were flushed, standby pneumatic circuits were drained and flushed, pitot and static ports were checked with no further anomaly noted, a full range leak test and an operational test of the pitot ice protection systems were performed successfully, the #3 ADIRU replaced and a CAT III landing test conducted successfully. The aircraft was then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 27, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-407
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GAPY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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