SDR 04FDEA00064

Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date: January 7, 2004
Submitted: January 7, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N722FD
Make and model: Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial: 479
Aircraft time: 34,575 hours, 18,909 cycles
System (JASC): 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
Part: Altimeter
Condition: Malfunctioned
Location: Cockpit
Stage of operation: TO
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT AROUND 60 - 70 KTS ON FIRST TAKEOFF, GOT A NAV ADC FAILURE ON ECAM. AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY FAILURE WENT AWAY. A SECOND TAKEOFF INITIATED AND UNABLE TO TOGA AND GOT A RUNWAY POSITION ERROR. CHECKED MTP AT BLOCK-IN, NO FAULTS OR LIGHTS SET. PERFORMED BITE TESTS OF BOTH ADC'S IAW M/M 34-10-00-5. CREW RE-INITIALIZED FMS, ALL SYS'S NORMAL.

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