Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737296

Difficulty date
November 26, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232TA
Make and model
Boeing 737296
Aircraft serial
22277
Aircraft time
42,851 hours, 47,775 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Line
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SAL - FLT TA-380 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FIRST OFFICER AIRSPEED INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO KNOTS AND FIRST OFFICER''S ALTIMETER HAD A READ-OUT OF 4,000 FEET AT FL 260. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO EL SALVADOR STATION FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT SAL AIRPORT, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER AMM 34-11. IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE HOSES AT THE F/O''S ALTIMETER DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 20-10-52. TEST PERFORMED PER AMM 34-11. NORMAL RESULTS WERE FOUND, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OPERATION. (X)