Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
August 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Altimeter
Part number
066011530101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Part time
8,290 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT, THE GPWS ANNUNCIATED A "TOO LOW - TERRAIN" WARNING. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A FALSE WARNING AS WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE GLIDESLOPE AND HAD 2 REDS AND 2 WHITES ON THE PAPI. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED. THE RADIO ALTIMETER HAD BEEN PROVIDING ERRONEOUS READINGS AND GIVING FALSE AURAL CALL-OUTS FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS AND HAD AN ADD RAISED AGAINST IT. NR 1 RADIO ALTIMETER REPLACED.