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    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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    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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    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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    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)

    Unreliable Airspeed Indication 4


    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

    Unreliable Airspeed Indication 5


    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:

    • Instrument scanning

    • Flight crew awareness of IAS / pitch / thrust / climb rate typical


    characteristics

    Unreliable Airspeed Indication 6


    Recognition of unreliable airspeed

    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

    Unreliable Airspeed Indication 7


    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

    Unreliable Airspeed Indication 8


    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

     QRH references: 2.00

    Unreliable Airspeed Indication 9


    Procedures

    INITIAL MEMORY ITEMS:

    - AP/FD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OFF
    - A/THR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OFF
    - SLATS/FLAPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAINTAIN CURRENT CONFIG
    - SPEED BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHECK RETRACTED

    Refer to QRH for detailed parameters

    Unreliable Airspeed Indication 10

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