Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 10, 2017
Submitted
July 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25224
Aircraft time
106,950 hours, 12,394 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part serial
1631
Condition
Sticking
Location
Standby
Part time
5,647 hours, 559 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

STANDBY ALTIMETER STICKS THEN JUMPS 500FT THEN SLOWLY STOPS AT 280FT DIFFERENT FROM CAPTAIN`S ALTIMETER AT FL360. REPLACED THE STANDBY ALTIMETER INDICATOR IAW AMM 34-13-02.