Parts · Instruments and avionics

Pitot Head

88 failure reports named the pitot head in the last ten years, 195 since 1995, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "obstructed". 2 FAA approvals let 1 company make a replacement pitot head, Rosemount Aerospace INC holding the most (2).

Reports by year

Reports by year, as a table

	reports
1995	2
1997	4
1998	3
1999	2
2000	1
2001	1
2002	6
2003	8
2004	7
2005	10
2006	12
2007	10
2008	5
2009	4
2010	4
2011	5
2012	5
2013	9
2014	7
2015	2
2016	1
2017	7
2018	4
2019	8
2020	8
2021	10
2022	3
2023	7
2024	17
2025	17
2026	6

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Instruments and avionics68Heating, ice protection and utility systems18Flight controls1Airframe structure1

Reports by system, as a table

	reports
Instruments and avionics	68
Heating, ice protection and utility systems	18
Flight controls	1
Airframe structure	1

Models most often reporting it last ten years

Boeing 73723Boeing 76716Boeing 7576Airbus A3205Airbus A3004Airbus A3193Airbus A3213Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E1753Airbus A3302Boeing 7172Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel2Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 1452

Models most reported, as a table

	reports
Boeing 737	23
Boeing 767	16
Boeing 757	6
Airbus A320	5
Airbus A300	4
Airbus A319	3
Airbus A321	3
Embraer ERJ 170 E170 and E175	3
Airbus A330	2
Boeing 717	2
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel	2
Embraer EMB-145 ERJ 145	2

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

obstructed19malfunctioned12failed11damaged6faulted6clogged5faulty5inoperative5blocked3fod3

Conditions found, as a table

	reports
obstructed	19
malfunctioned	12
failed	11
damaged	6
faulted	6
clogged	5
faulty	5
inoperative	5
blocked	3
fod	3

Engines most often reporting it

Continental IO-550-N 1International Aero Engines V2527E-A5 1

Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a pitot head and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a pitot head:

Rosemount Aerospace INC 2

Maker	Part	Replaces	Fits	Granted	Status
Rosemount Aerospace INC	Pitot Head, Electrically Heated 28VDC DWG 853KH 853KH	British Aerospace 853KH	BAE Systems Operations) Limited (ATP	1996-01-03	current
Rosemount Aerospace INC	Pitot-Head Electrically Heated 115 VAC 853BR	Fokker 853BR	Fokker F.28 MK0100	1995-05-23	current

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.