Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
September 7, 2002
Submitted
October 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22207
Aircraft time
58,908 hours, 25,270 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
4043165
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PHX - ABORTED TAKEOFF - FLT 0085 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT PHX EN ROUTE FOR BWI THE CAPTAINS ALTIMETER OFF FLAG WAS IN VIEW, NO FLAG IN STANDBY ALTIMETER, FLAG APPEARED AT 90 KTS AND DISAPPEARED AT 80 KTS. REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, REPLACED CAPTAINS ALTIMETER IAW BMM 34-13-01, OPERATIONAL AND BITE CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDOR TEARDOWN OF ALTIMETER CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FINDING "OFF FLAG IN VIEW" WAS DUE TO A BROKEN COUNTER, REPLACED COUNTER (PART INFORMATION PROVIDED IN SECTION 5.). DURING TEARDOWN OF UNIT THE DC MOTOR AND 9 EACH SCREWS WERE ALSO FOUND WORN, REPLACED DEFECTIVE PARTS. UNIT WAS CALIBRATED, FUNCTIONAL TESTED, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.