Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 24, 2010
Submitted
April 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12922
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145338
Aircraft time
22,923 hours, 17,390 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
C14130AAAMDTA
Part serial
298
Condition
Sticking
Location
Cockpit
Part time
15,657 hours, 13,278 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2433, ON TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED THE STANDBY ALTIMETER TO BE STICKING. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STANDBY ALTIMETER, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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