Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 20, 2024
Submitted
August 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29556
Aircraft time
41,163 hours, 17,523 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
8220334005
Part serial
4KKV00
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 2000
Part time
10,493 hours, 3,972 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROPUNDED: DURING APPROACH AT FLAPS 5 AT 210 KNOTS, ALL THREE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHTS, SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED, AND SPEED BRAKE DO NOT ARM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UNSAFE HORN SOUNDING WHEN THE SPEED BRAKE HANDLE WAS EXTENDED TO ABOUT THE 60% POSITION. ALL INDICATIONS WENT AWAY WHEN SPEED BRAKE HANDLE WAS STOWED. INDICATION REPEATED WITH SUBSEQUENT SPEED BRAKE EXTENSION. SPEED BRAKE HANDLE SEEMS UNUSUALLY STIFF. PERFORMED OPERTIONAL CHECK OF SPEED BREAK AND BITE TEST OF PSEU, PER AMM 32-09-10. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 1 RADIO ALTIMETER TRANSCEIVER, OPERTIONAL CHECK GOOD. PER AMM 34-33-21.