# SDR ASMF200802003

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 9, 2008
- Submitted: February 11, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N838AM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838AM), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-83
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-83](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 49397
- Aircraft time: 64,657 hours, 31,835 cycles
- Engine: Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC): [3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3416)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200802003

## Discrepancy

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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