What was found
RADIO ALTIMETER FAULT WITH ASSOCIATED GPWS FAIL. INTERMITTENT CONNECTION CAUSED THE FAULT. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ANT RAD ALT TX ANTENNAS. SECURED SOFT MATE CONNECTOR RAD ALT. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2001
- Submitted
- September 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7449U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21903
- Aircraft time
- 61,566 hours, 35,766 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 3444 · Ground Proximity System
- Part
- Connector
- Part number
- 5224255001
- Condition
- Intermittent
- Location
- Ground Prox Sys
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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