This document discusses unreliable airspeed indication, including potential causes like heavy rain or icing, consequences such as fluctuating airspeed readings or autopilot disengagement, ways to recognize the issue like unexpected stall warnings or differences between pilot airspeed readings, and procedures to follow which include turning off autopilot and autothrust and referring to the quick reference handbook.
This document discusses unreliable airspeed indication, including potential causes like heavy rain or icing, consequences such as fluctuating airspeed readings or autopilot disengagement, ways to recognize the issue like unexpected stall warnings or differences between pilot airspeed readings, and procedures to follow which include turning off autopilot and autothrust and referring to the quick reference handbook.
This document discusses unreliable airspeed indication, including potential causes like heavy rain or icing, consequences such as fluctuating airspeed readings or autopilot disengagement, ways to recognize the issue like unexpected stall warnings or differences between pilot airspeed readings, and procedures to follow which include turning off autopilot and autothrust and referring to the quick reference handbook.
This document discusses unreliable airspeed indication, including potential causes like heavy rain or icing, consequences such as fluctuating airspeed readings or autopilot disengagement, ways to recognize the issue like unexpected stall warnings or differences between pilot airspeed readings, and procedures to follow which include turning off autopilot and autothrust and referring to the quick reference handbook.
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UNRELIABLE
AIRSPEED INDICATION
Unreliable Airspeed Indication 1
Sequence
Causes Consequences Recognition of unreliable airspeed Procedures
Unreliable Airspeed Indication 2
Causes
Heavy rain
Severe icing (blocked pitot)
Loss of heating
Volcanic ash, insects, dusts, …
Unreliable Airspeed Indication 3
Consequences
IAS fluctuates or exhibits a gradual or step decrease to very low
values Large IAS fluctuations or drop, affecting all airspeed indications, observed for a few seconds and repeating over several minutes A/THR or AP/FD responds to the IAS upset Engine parameters/indications may be affected AP/FD may disconnect FMS may be temporarily lost
Altitude indication may fluctuate
FPV is affected if static ports are blocked (as FPV is based on the
Inertial / Baro V/S and GS)
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Consequences
CAUTION:
No immediate detectable effect if in level flight and at constant airspeed
Overspeed warning may be activated in climb
Effects are similar to severe icing, but last as long as icing conditions exist
In-flight, when pitot or static ports are blocked:
•IAS decreases when altitude increases
•IAS increases when altitude decreases
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Recognition of unreliable airspeed
Detecting an unreliable IAS presents some traps:
• All indications may be consistent but equally unreliable,
• Indications may differ but attempting to assess the correct
indication may be hazardous
The following aspects are important contributors to a timely detection:
No single set of cues can be defined, but the following observations
are an obvious attention getter:
• Abnormal A/THR or AP/FD behavior
• Abnormally large IAS fluctuations
• Unusual “CAPT - F/O” or “IAS - target speed” IAS differences related • Unanticipated IAS / aerodynamic noise relationship cues • IAS increasing with large nose-up pitch attitude • IAS decreasing with large nose-down pitch attitude
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Recognition of unreliable airspeed
No single set of cues can be defined, but the following observations
are an obvious attention getter:
Altitude • Constant indicated altitude while in climb or descent
related • Positive or negative V/S while in level flight cues
• Unanticipated stall warning activation (they are based
on angle-of-attack and are not spurious) Warning • Unexpected and undue over speed warning related cues • Simultaneous activation of over speed warning and stall warning
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Procedures
Memory items (pitch/thrust data) for short term flight path control
•Intended to provide typically 30 seconds protection against VLS
or VMAX until QRH is accessed
QRH action steps and fine pitch / thrust data for long term flight path control down to landing
