Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Aerosp ATR72202

Difficulty date
December 18, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72202
Aircraft time
30,145 hours
Engine
Pwa PW124B
Part
Altimeter
Part number
4016341906
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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) WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 10`000 FT. THE F/O`S ALTIMETER "OFF" FLAG APPEARED IN VIEW, AND THE ALTIMETER WAS FROZEN. WHEN DESCENDING THROUGH 10000 FT. THE ALTIMETER FLAG DISAPPEARED AND WORKED NORMALLY FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT.

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