Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2011
Submitted
August 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N10156
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145786
Aircraft time
21,941 hours, 11,792 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part number
7001840937
Part serial
0301A650
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Part time
19,515 hours, 13,607 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

IAH - FLIGHT 2126, THE CREW REPORTED MULTIPLE EICAS MESSAGES INCLUDING "TOO LOW TERRAIN" AND PULL UP CONTINUOUSLY AT FL360, "LANDING GEAR" AURAL WARNING AT FL290 AND WOULD NOT STOP WITH THRUST LEVERS BELOW 70 PERCENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER ONE RADAR ALTIMETER, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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