What was found
RADAR ALTIMETER UNIT WILL NOT TEST. WHEN KNOB IS PUSHED TO SET FLAG, YOU CAN FEEL IT SLIPPING AND RATCHETING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2003
- Submitted
- August 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N39181
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7003
- Aircraft time
- 10,312 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 066305401
- Part serial
- 7462
- Condition
- Will Not Test
- Location
- Radar
- Part time
- 3,103 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.