Saudia A333 at Jeddah on May 9th 2012, disagreeing airspeed, pitot probe blocked by burned pitot cover
Last Update: May 30, 2012 / 15:49:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2012
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-641
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A post flight inspection revealed one of the pitot tubes was completely blocked with burned material consistent with a burned pitot probe cover.
Saudi Arabia's Accident Investigation Board opened an investigation into the incident.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2012
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-641
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AQA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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