What was found
MIA - CREW REPORTED CAPTAINS ALTIMETER FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MIA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CAPTAINS ALTIMETER INDICATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2012
- Submitted
- March 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N636AM
- Make and model
- Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial
- 24594
- Aircraft time
- 65,925 hours, 23,789 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Indicator
- Part number
- IND7008
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.