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Old 10th December 2014 | 02:49
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From: Wanderlust
AS ACMS stated there is no blockage as air doesn't go through it like Pitot tube. But water ingress can freeze or even otherwise they can get iced up due failed heating and they are unable to move. This was the reason for A320 fatal crash at Perpignan.

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