Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 9, 2008
Submitted
February 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
64,657 hours, 31,835 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Altimeter
Part number
6223890015
Part serial
1333
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
12,246 hours, 7,938 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO GPWS FAULT AND TAWS AUDIBLE WARNINGS WERE ACTIVATED DURING CLIMB. THE GPWS WAS TESTED IAW MM 34-45-00, ALL CORRECT. AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE RADIO ALTIMETER WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 34-42-03 AND 34-43-20, ALL CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE LANDING WEIGHT WAS 109,700 POUNDS AND THE MAXIMUM IS 139,500 POUNDS.

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