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Air carrier widebody transport experiences a problem with its kifis pitot static system while climbing out and leveling on an extended overwater operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 193718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 36300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhn |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 193718 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain and copilot's pitot static system in error. Airspeed difference 18 KT altitude 1300 ft. At cruise TAS calculations indicated copilot's instruments most accurate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM WITH ITS KIFIS PITOT STATIC SYS WHILE CLBING OUT AND LEVELING ON AN EXTENDED OVERWATER OP.
Narrative: CAPT AND COPLT'S PITOT STATIC SYS IN ERROR. AIRSPD DIFFERENCE 18 KT ALT 1300 FT. AT CRUISE TAS CALCULATIONS INDICATED COPLT'S INSTS MOST ACCURATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.