Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 16, 2002
Submitted
January 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30029
Aircraft time
410 hours, 130 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Altimeter
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

STANDBY ALTIMETER 500 FT DIFFERENCE FROM CAPTAIN'S AT FLIGHT LEVEL 390. 400 FT DIFFERENCE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 200 AND 60 FT DIFFERENCE ON THE GROUND. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE CAUSE: 500 FT DIFFERENCE FROM CAPTAIN'S ALTIMETER AT FLIGHT LEVEL 390. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: ERFORMED LEAK CHECK, REPLACED THE STBY. ALTIMETER, TESTED THE SYSTEM AT 10,000 FT. SHOP FINDINGS: DURING THE TEST, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE VIBRATOR WAS NOISY AND THERE WAS SOME STICKING ON THE DESCENT. THE UNIT WAS IN TOLERANCE, VIBRATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE DRUM COUNTER CLEANED.