What was found
STBY ALTIMETER STICKS AND THEN JUMPS 500-600 FEET DURING DESCENT. INSTALLED ALTIMETER PER AMM 34-21-22.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2017
- Submitted
- May 5, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A319131
- Aircraft serial
- 1664
- Aircraft time
- 49,844 hours, 21,214 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 641415801
- Part serial
- 6785
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.