Comments on: Air France 447; is pitot system the cause? http://project7alpha.com/2009/06/france-447-pitot-system-cause/ American Airlines in Burma 1942 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chip http://project7alpha.com/2009/06/france-447-pitot-system-cause/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Chip Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:12:17 +0000 http://www.project7alpha.com/?p=517#comment-200 Rick; What I have read relates to the ability of the pitot system to pass the water through it in a heavy rain. It apparently freezes, causing inaccurate readings. However the QF-72 flight did not mention rain or point to the pitot system. The ATSB blamed the AOA a seperate system. Rick;
What I have read relates to the ability of the pitot system to pass the water through it in a heavy rain. It apparently freezes, causing inaccurate readings.

However the QF-72 flight did not mention rain or point to the pitot system. The ATSB blamed the AOA a seperate system.

]]> By: Rick http://project7alpha.com/2009/06/france-447-pitot-system-cause/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Rick Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:31:49 +0000 http://www.project7alpha.com/?p=517#comment-199 Chip, Do you know the nitty gritty details of why the pitots were recommended to be replaced in the first place? I have not seen that, but presume it was a heating coil fault. I'd be very interested in the answer to that. Rick Chip,
Do you know the nitty gritty details of why the pitots were recommended to be replaced in the first place? I have not seen that, but presume it was a heating coil fault. I’d be very interested in the answer to that.
Rick

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