Service difficulty report · Altimeter · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 10, 2017
Submitted
November 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29241
Aircraft time
66,315 hours, 14,614 cycles
Part
Altimeter
Part serial
2782
Condition
Reads Low
Location
Captain'S
Part time
10,222 hours, 1,936 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

FL 380 ALTIMETER DISAGREE EICAS. CAPTAIN`S ALTIMETER 200 FEET LOW. CAPTAIN`S 37800 FT, STBY 38500 FT, FO 38000 FT. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL CHECK OF PITOT STATIC DRAIN PORTS, LINES, AND CONNECTORS. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE FOUND. LOW AND HIGH RANGE LEAK CHECKS PERFORMED ON CAPTAIN`S AND FO`S STATIC SYSTEMS IAW AMM 34-11-00 -730. LEAK PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS. CAPTAIN`S SYSTEM LEAKED 7 FEET PER MINUTE AT 5000 FT, AND 15 FPM AT 25000 FT. FO`S SYSTEM LEAKED 8 FPM AT 5000 FT AND 19 FPM AT 25000 FT. CAPTAIN`S AND FO`S ALTIMETER ACCURACY CHECK ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 34-11-99-706-020. ALL READINGS WITHIN LIMITS ON BOTH SYSTEMS. AS A PRECAUTION, REPLACED THE CAPTAINS ALTIMETER IAW AMM 34-13-01-404. ALL TEST OK. ACCOMPLISHED FINAL INSPECTION OF ALL PITOT PROBES FOR CLEARANCE AND CONECTION FOR SECURITY IAW MM 34-11-00, ALL CHECKED GOOD.